What I Witnessed In Birnin Kebbi Between APC & ADC Supporters: A Warning - ManirBK

I am writing this as a concerned APC supporter – and I am deeply troubled by what I witnessed today in Birnin Kebbi.<br><br> This morning, I passed the venue where Atiku Abubakar was scheduled to campaign. It happens to be on my route to work. ADC supporters were already gathered, waiting for his arrival. I passed without stopping.<br>On my way back from the office, I saw ADC buses making U-turns and speeding away. My first thought was that they were heading to the airport to receive Atiku.<br><br>But when I reached the Plus Center roundabout, I saw a large crowd of APC supporters and Yan tauri – some armed with cutlasses and local weapons – attacking ADC vehicles. I saw shattered glass everywhere. Cars glasses were being vandalised.<br> That was when I understood why the ADC buses were making U-turns and fleeing. They had seen the danger ahead.<br>This is not good for my party. This is not good for Kebbi. This is not good for Nigeria.<br>The distance between the ADC campaign venue and where APC supporters gathered is barely half a kilometre. The road to the ADC venue passes through that area or you take a very long alternative route.<br><br>Tensions are high. If care is not taken, something terrible could happen today in Birnin Kebbi.<br> I am calling on the security agencies to intervene immediately. Deploy personnel to the area. Separate the two groups. Prevent any further escalation. We cannot allow political differences to turn into bloodshed.<br><br>To my fellow APC supporters: This is not the way. We are a party that believes in democracy, not thuggery. We cannot claim to be the party of progress while destroying vehicles and threatening lives. This behaviour is totally wrong, and I condemn it in the strongest terms.