Nigeria: Spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum Professor Ango Abdullahi shot in Bauchi

Prof. Ango Abdullahi

Former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ango Abdullahi who is also the spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum was Wednesday shot by some soldiers in Bauchi on his way to Gadau.



Soldiers shot at his car as his driver overtook a military convoy. Narrating what happened to newsmen in Bauchi yesterday, Professor Abdullahi said he was on his way for an official assignment at Bauchi State University, Gadau, where he is the chairman of the university’s governing council.

“I was trying to catch up for the meeting, so my driver overtook the military convoy. The next thing I knew they opened fire at us, with bullets  sprayed on the car. “The bullets damaged the engine of the car,  that we had to park by the road side.

 The soldiers came out and were shouting angrily at us. “They were demanding to know why we wanted to overtake them, asking if we didn’t know that the soldiers were exporting sensitive materials,” he said.

 According to him, “they just left us there and continued their movement. I have never seen such a reckless act. “I called the Commissioner for Higher Education and told him. The Commissioner for Higher Education called the security agencies chiefs to inform them of what happened.”