A Labour Party House of Representatives candidate for Lere Federal Constituency in Kaduna State, Suleiman Tambaya, has escaped assassination as gunmen stormed his residence.
According to a report, Tambaya escaped the attack which occurred at about 10:00 pm.
It was gathered that the gunmen missed the candidate as he was away at a political meeting in Kaduna, the state capital but went ahead to kill two others found in the residence.
Narrating his ordeal on Saturday, Tambaya said he escaped due to divine intervention and the prompt response from the members of the community and local vigilante.
He said, “I was planning to go home yesterday(Friday) but I spoke to our governorship candidate and he asked me to come and see him. That was when I diverted and came to Kaduna.
“At about 10:00 pm(Friday), some seven armed men came to my house in the village(Gure), asking about my whereabouts and they said I am supposed to be home.
“Some young men in my house were able to escape and raised an alarm; members of the community came and the vigilante too came out and confronted them. But unfortunately, along the process, they(gunmen) killed two of our boys.
READ ALSO: Kastina Govt Probes Killing Of 41 Vigilantes By Suspected Terrorists
“You know the community has a vigilante team and immediately they responded but in the process, the gunmen shot two of our boys. One of the boys died on the spot while the other one died at the hospital.
“We reported the case to the Divisional Police Officer and he promptly mobilised personnel to the scene of the incident.”
