{
  "id": 17519621,
  "title": "ADC Presidential Campaign Council Demands Arrest of Attackers of Sokoto Governorship Candidate",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/adc-presidential-campaign-council-demands-arrest-of-attackers-of",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T02:36:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/01/adc-presidential-campaign-council-demands-arrest-of-attackers-of-sokoto-governorship-candidate/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Presidential Campaign Council has urged the arrest of assailants who attacked their Sokoto State governorship candidate, Alhaji Munir Dan Iya, on Airport Road, Sokoto. According to the ADC-PCC, the attack occurred yesterday, with Dan Iya returning to the city after meeting Senator Aminu Waziri Tambuwal at the airport. The incident resulted in damage to several vehicles in Dan Iya’s convoy, including his personal SUV. The ADC-PCC Director of Media and Publicity, Kola Ologbondiyan, stated that the attack marks a dangerous descent into state-sponsored thuggery and is part of a growing pattern of political intimidation and violence against ADC members and opposition figures. Ologbondiyan further expressed concern that state-owned security outfits, such as the Sokoto Marshals, are allegedly being transformed into political militias, targeting political opponents. The council has called on the relevant authorities, including the Inspector-General of Police, the Sokoto State Commissioner of Police, and security and intelligence agencies, to investigate the incident, apprehend the perpetrators, secure the release of two abducted DSS personnel, and ensure justice is served. Ologbondiyan warned that failure to act will force the party leadership to take further decisive and lawful steps to protect its members and defend democratic principles.",
  "summary": "Chuks Okocha in Abuja The Presidential Campaign Council of the African Democratic Congress (ADC-PCC) has condemned the attack on its Sokoto State governorship candidate, Alhaji Munir Dan Iya, allegedly by the",
  "key_points": [
    "ADC Presidential Campaign Council demands arrest of attackers.",
    "Attack on Sokoto governorship candidate, Alhaji Munir Dan Iya.",
    "Incident marks state-sponsored thuggery and political intimidation."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The assault on the candidate signals a dangerous escalation in political intimidation where state-owned security outfits are allegedly being repurposed as militias to target opposition figures.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}