The Katsina State Police Command has arrested 14 suspects over an attack on a convoy of All Progressives Congress supporters along the Yashi–Funtua road in Malumfashi Local Government Area of the state.
The attack occurred on Wednesday as the convoy travelled through Malumfashi to Funtua for a campaign flag-off ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to the police, suspected political thugs armed with knives and stones attacked the APC supporters and passing commercial vehicles, smashing the windscreens of several vehicles. A female motorist travelling in one of the commercial vehicles was also injured.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abubakar Sadiq, disclosed the arrests in a statement made available to journalists, saying officers deployed along the route responded promptly to restore order and apprehend the suspects.
The statement read, “The command had made adequate security arrangements and deployed personnel along key routes and identified locations, including the Yashi–Funtua road, ahead of the campaign event.
“However, an unlawful assembly of suspected political thugs armed with knives and stones began hurling stones at the convoy of APC supporters and passing commercial vehicles.”
The police identified the arrested suspects as Sagir Musa Maikudi, 35; Abubakar Aliyu, 21; Fahat Aminu, 25; Mubarak Kabir, 27; Shamsu Aliyu, 29; Buhari Adamu, 20; Imrana Dalha, 20; Suleiman Sani, 20; Ismail Nasir, 22; Abdulganiyu Babangida, 23; Hassan Gambo, 17; Abbas Tukur, 22; Gaddafi Sani, 25; and Abdulkadir Muktar, 18.
The command added that efforts were ongoing to apprehend other suspects who fled the scene following the incident.
The Commissioner of Police, Ali Umar Fage, condemned the attack and cautioned political actors against violence during the electioneering period, warning that the command would take action against anyone threatening public peace.
“The command will not tolerate any form of political thuggery, violence, or actions capable of breaching public peace before, during, or after the electioneering period,” the statement quoted the commissioner as saying.
The police said investigations were continuing and pledged to inform the public of further developments.
The incident comes amid political activities in Katsina State ahead of the 2027 general elections.
