At least 50 hoodlums attack Bauchi lawmakers during a meeting; destroy properties

Barely a day after some unknown hoodlums attempted to b%rn down the Bauchi State House of Assembly, another set of hoodlums on Monday attacked the lawmakers in their guest house and smashed their cars and windows of the houses.

The hoodlums, who were said to be about 50, reportedly stormed the guest house where the lawmakers were holding a meeting on Sir Kashim Road, a few meters away from the Government House and tried to chase them away.

This was confirmed by one of the lawmakers, Ado Wakili, representing Burra Constituency in the Ningi LGA when he spoke with Nigerian Tribune, stating that he was injures during the attack.

He said, “We were inside having a meeting when we suddenly heard noises and banging at the gate. As we rushed out to see what was happening, the hoodlums rushed in holding g#ns, cutlasses and other dangerous weapons.

All of us scampered for safety and in the process; many of us including me were inj#red as you can see on my face; just below my eyes. They really turned everything upside down. By the time we came out, they had smashes all our cars and the windows of the house.”