The convoy of the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Mohammed Bello was Saturday attacked in a violent clash between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the popular Dei Dei market in Abuja.
Though no casualty was recorded, vehicles in the convoy of FCT Minister were badly damaged by supporters of the opposition party and it took the timely intervention of security agents to disperse the angry supporters.
Trouble started when the convoy of the Minister leading campaign train in Abuja Municipal Area Council, AMAC ran into a PDP campaign event at Dei Dei market on the way to the Palace of Sarkin Jiwa in Jiwa District.
Supporters of the PDP were chanting Atiku/Obi and displaying the posters of Atiku/Obi and other candidates of the party making supporters of APC angry and insisting that the PDP supporters must pave way for the convoy of the minister to pass.
In a split of seconds violent clash erupted as vehicles of both parties and other passers by were damaged before the intervention of the police who shoot sporadically to disperse the crowd.
A resident of the Jiwa who pleaded anonymity told BusinessDay that the clash can not be unconnected with the fact that the Area has been PDP stronghold until one Alhaji Musa, a PDP chieftain recently defected to APC and is trying to foist the party on the people.
The FCT Minister represented by his Chief of Staff, Bashir Mai-Borno had taken the campaign train to Karshi and Kalu Districts and was from Jiwa moved to Bwari Area Council.
James Kwen, Abuja
