Niger gov’s wife, others injured at pro-Jonathan rally

Numerous dignitaries including the wife of the Niger State Governor, Babangida Aliyu, Jumai, were on Saturday harmed in Minna, the state capital when a platform they mounted at a rally in backing of President Goodluck Jonathan crumpled.

Mayhem followed at the Minna Trade Fair ground venue of the North Central rally of the Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria for President Goodluck Jonathan as the platform broken down. There were around 2000 persons on the stage when the episode happened.

The rush that emulated saw dignitaries at the occasion hurry to security. On the other hand, top government authorities at the occasion got away unhurt as they were all secured by their orderlies and escorted to the primary platform to proceed in the occasion.

Our reporter assembled that the occasion chiefs were under the stand and even now settling a portion of the frameworks since they arrived Minna late on Friday to mount the stage when the occurrence happened.

A portion of the victimized people who had different manifestations of wounds were surged in ambulances to the IBB Specialist Hospital; General Hospital, Minna; Bay Clinic and Top Medical focus.

Among those harmed were the wife of the Niger State senator, Jumai Aliyu and Director General, Public Affairs, Mallam Tanko Dada, who had a profound cut in his mind and was hurried to the Bay Clinic near the representative's home in Minna.

As at the time of filling this report the quantity of losses was not known as security men banished individuals and writers from getting to a percentage of the clinics and the scene.

One of the victimized people, Ismail Gambo, said, "I thought it was a bomb impact, so I needed to hop to the extent that I could however I acknowledged I was trapped in the stand as numerous individuals hurried to wellbeing."

In any case, Governor Aliyu told TAN, "This thing that happened ought not discourage you from doing what you came to do, after all Niger State has in excess of one million signatories for Mr President."

Among those harmed, as accumulated by our journalist were an extraordinary collaborator to Governor Aliyu who attempted to recover his central, a state security staff who broke his leg. Numerous telephones (handsets) were seen on the ground as individuals rushed to wellbeing.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Ibrahim Gambari, when reached, affirmed the occurrence yet couldn't learn the quantity of setbacks as at the time of filling this report

Dignitaries present at the rally incorporated the Secretary to the Federal Government Pius Anyim, Prof.