EFCC allegedly assaults Uthman, says campaign team

Officials of the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), have been accused of alleged assaulted on Mr Ahmed Uthman Muhammad, former House of Representatives aspirant for Yola-North/Yola-South/ Girei Federal Consistency under the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa over alleged N460m fraud.

Mr Abubakar Aliyu, Director Youth Mobilisation Officer issued this in a statement in Yola that the officials assaulted Uthman to the extent they couldn’t give him treatment in their health facility.

“Uthman was assaulted to the extent that he could not be treated at their clinic, and was transferred to Maitama General Hospital at about 3:00 a.m on Friday June 19th where it was confirmed he was coughing out blood due to the assault”, he said.

According to him, the matter is an allegation against the victim and it only needs investigation professionally not the way he was assaulted.

He added that Uthman is known as the Man with proven integrity that impacts positively on the life of youth.

Aliyu further said that a witness heard one Sagir Abbas bragging that they can do anything they feel like doing.