Former Vice President, Namadi Sambo Robbed At An Event In Abuja
A former Nigerian Vice President, Namadi Sambo has been robbed. The former deputy to ex President Goodluck Jonathan, was robbed in Abuja on Thursday.
A mobile phone belonging to him was stolen by a thief. The information was made known by Senator Shehu Sani on his verified twitter page.
According to the former federal lawmaker, someone breached the tight security line and stole Sambo’s phone at the ongoing late Governor Solomon Lar’s Book launch in Abuja.
“It’s incredible that someone can breach the tight security line and steal the phone of the former VP Sambo at the ongoing late Governor Solomon Lar Book launch in Abuja,” Sani wrote on his verified Twitter handle on Thursday.
At the event
Top dignitaries across the political spectre including ex-leaders and chieftains of political parties, business and family members were attending the event which is taking place at NAF Conference Centre, Kado, Abuja FCT.
Late Lar is the founding Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He held various offices at the national level for over 50 years. He was a member of the first national parliament when Nigeria gained independence in 1960.
He was elected governor of Plateau State on the Nigerian People’s Party (NPP) platform during the Nigerian Second Republic, holding office from October 1979 until the Military coup of 31 December 1983 that brought Muhammadu Buhari to power.
He died in 2013 at the age of 80.
