One of the “bishops” who attended official unveiling of Kashim Shettima, Vice-Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was reportedly mobbed at Dei Dei market in Abuja.
In a video widely circulated online, a man who shares striking semblance with one of the clerics that attended the event in June, was seen by humiliated by some young persons.
Shouts of “Fake bishop”, “This is one of the so-called bishops Tinubu used”, among others were heard in the background of the video.
According to a Facebook user, Sunday Wale Adeniran, the man identified as “Rev Chika” is an indigene of Agulu in Anambra State.
Adeniran wrote, “Today at Dei-Dei building materials market in Abuja, this clergyman was molested and beaten when they identified him as one of the clergymen who attended the unveiling of Shettima as Tinubu’s running mate. His name is Rev Chika. He hails from Agulu in Anambra state.”
Contacted for reaction to the incident, Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the federal Capital Territory (FCT), DSP Josephine Adeh, promised to make findings and get back.
The appearance of the ‘men of God’ at Shettimma’s unveiling had generated heated controversy as the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) distanced itself from the so-called Bishops, saying the men were hired to give semblance of the acceptance of the APC Muslim-Muslim ticket.
