Atiku Convoy’s Attack: How I Escaped Death – Journalist

Mary Chinda, an Arise TV journalist, shared her story of narrowly escaping death at the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential rally on Wednesday in Maiduguri with journalists from various media organizations.

Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, reportedly had his convoy attacked by alleged thugs, resulting in some party members being hurt and several vehicles being vandalized.

Chinda, who suffered muscular injuries in the assault, claimed she just survived.

She claimed that despite being in the PDP presidential candidate’s vehicle, journalists were attacked.

According to her, “While on the way to the campaign ground, the PDP presidential candidate’s convoy was attacked as we made to leave the palace of the Shehu of Borno. In a bid to escape the aggressive and rowdy crowd, I hurried into a Marcopolo luxury bus that carried the National Woman Leader and other party officials. As we moved, stones and what sounded like dane guns were pelted at our bus. I lost balance and tripped over as the driver swerved the car to get us to safety.

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“I went blank and lost consciousness for a split second, until I was lifted by Mr. Osaro and Mr. Mohammed of the presidential campaign council who provided first aid from the medical team.”

In the meantime, one victim of the assault is said to have passed away.

Over 100 injuries were reported during the attack, according to Mohammed Jajari, the PDP’s candidate for governor in Borno State, who verified the incident during an interview on Channels TV.