Seyi Tinubu’s thugs entered the hall wielding guns and cutlasses, brutalise NANS President, attack ex governors, and disrupt inauguration
Thugs associated with Seyi Tinubu—the son of President Bola Tinubu—violently interrupted the NANS inauguration event that took place on Tuesday in Abuja, and they allegedly attacked Comrade Atiku Abubakar Isah, president of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS).
Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, a former minister of education and two-term governor of Kano State, and Captain Idris Wada, a former governor of Kogi State, were allegedly among the prominent personalities attacked at the event.
Several attendees were injured and many others had their phones and personal possessions stolen when the assailants attacked the site, the Wells Carlton Hotel in Asokoro. The assailants were equipped with cutlasses and firearms according to Atiku to spoke to SaharaReporters.
Atiku said, “At the inauguration hall which I personally paid for at The Wells Carlton Hotel, Asokoro, Seyi Tinubu arrived with a large number of security men and ordered them to stop the event.
“The management of the hotel informed me about the interference, but I decided to go ahead with the inauguration. Immediately after we were inaugurated and Senator Shekarau began his speech, Seyi’s thugs entered the hall wielding guns and cutlasses. They stopped the senator, began stabbing people, and chased others away, snatching phones and valuables in the process.
“Before the day of the inauguration, Seyi had asked the Senior Special Assistant on Students and Youth Affairs to lure me into silence with money. I was told he was ready to offer me a hundred million naira. My refusal to accept the bribe led to the attack yesterday.
“When Seyi’s thugs, led by one Ladoja, came in with machetes and guns, they beat people and injured many. Nigerians should beg Seyi to spare my life.
“They attacked Senator Shekarau, the former Minister of Education, and also Captain Idris Wada, the former governor of Kogi State. Fortunately, both of them were whisked away by their security details. I, however, was taken to an unknown location after being beaten and injured”