suspected thugs attacked her convoy in Takum Local Government Area of
Taraba State, shattering two windscreens of her vehicles.
The incident happened while the minister was in Takum to monitor the
state House of Assembly bye-election meant to seek who would replace
late Mr. Hosea Ibi who was killed early this year.
The minister alleged that the hoodlums were brought in by the state
government to cause confusion as the All Progressives Congress (APC)
was coasting to victory.
She said that no one was hurt in the attack, but that the only damage
was to the two cars that were conveying the state chairman of the
party, Mr. Abdulmumini Vakki and herself.
She described the attack on her as a 'frustrated attempt' by the state
government over the rousing welcome she received in Governor Darius
Ishaku's home town.
Speaking to journalists in an interview in Takum, Aisha Alhassan said,
"My convoy was attacked by thugs hired by the Taraba state government.
"These thugs were brought in from Wukari, Bali and Jalingo just to
cause confusion when the governor saw clearly that his people had
rejected him in his own home town and have given me and my people a
rousing welcome and continue to cheer us wherever we went.
"My joy is that, even though there was a large crowd there cheering
us, nobody was hurt, even though they shattered the rear glasses of
two of my vehicles.
"More so, this was an attacked by aliens because the people on ground
here have shown overwhelming support for the APC, but the state
governor has been openly disgraced by his own people, in his own
town."
However, Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba State, on Sunday earlier
stated that he did not hire thugs to attack the convoy of the
Minister.
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