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El-Rufai orders investigation of attack on senators, journalists

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Some APC Senators, Representatives and journalists were on Sunday attacked at the the Kaduna State Secretariat of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) by “political thugs”.

Reacting to the situation, Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, condemned the attack, saying that nobody would be allowed to stifle freedom of expression in a bid to achieve political dreams.

In a statement, Samuel Aruwan, spokesman of the governor, quoted el-Rufai as saying he had ordered an investigation into the incident.

“Having been briefed on the situation, the governor expressed sympathy with the NUJ and the persons that were harassed by the hoodlums. The Governor directed that the security agencies should investigate and take necessary action against the hoodlums. The Governor also directed security agencies to beef up security at the NUJ secretariat to protect journalists doing their duty,” the statement read.

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“Politics should not be a desperate game. And desperation should not be visited on journalists or any citizen.”

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