Kaduna senator allegedly escapes assassination attempt

The senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Lawal Adamu Usman, has escaped an alleged assassination attempt. 

Usman, a chieftain of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was elected to the senate in 2023. 

The senator confirmed the incident on a Facebook post on Wednesday night, January 1, 2025. 

“I just escaped an assassination attempt by some thugs in Kaduna North,” he wrote but gave no further details.