BY SALISU ZAKARI, WITH AGENCY REPORT

Gusau—The Acting Governor of Zamfara State, Alhaji Sanusi Garba Rikiji, yesterday, narrowly escaped being lynched by some aggrieved people of Birnin Magaji town of the state.

The incident happened barely five days after the celebration of Sallah when Rikiji visited the area following the killing of three people during an encounter with a group of suspected armed robbers.

Rikiji who is also the Speaker of the State House of Assembly arrived the area with some top government functionaries, including the state Commissioner of Police.

However, after his arrival, some of the aggrieved natives started shouting at the acting governor, calling him unprintable names, even as others started throwing stones at him and other members of his entourage, and in the process, damaging some of their vehicles.

It took the combined efforts of the police escort, the military and DSS, who shot into the air to disperse the mob.

Eyewitness told Vanguard that many people including the driver of the police commissioner were injured in the process.

It was learnt that many people from the area were angered by the rate they were being terrorised by hoodlums who kill their herdsmen and steal their animals.