One person has been reportedly killed following a clash between Supporters of the All Progressive Congress(APC) and their Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterparts at Kurmin Gwari ward in Kaduna South Local Government Area of Kaduna state.
ChannelsTV reports that several others were injured while cars and shops were also destroyed in the fracas.
The APC supporters who were said to be loyalists of a House of Assembly candidate engaged their PDP counterparts said to be loyalists of another House of Assembly candidate in a fight during a campaign rally at Kurmin Gwari and Kakuri areas ahead of Saturday’s election.
The injured persons were later rushed to a Hospital very close to the areas for treatment.
Meanwhile, the Kaduna state Police command deputy spokesman, ASP Nafiu Habib has confirmed the incident, saying that policemen have been deployed to the areas to restore normalcy and also apprehend the perpetrators of the acts.
“Yes, today at about 14:30hrs, while a political rally of a state Assembly candidate of the APC was going on around Kakuri area, there was a clash between thugs believed to be supporters of the opposition party and that of the APC.
“However, on receipt of such information, the police mobilised to the area and restored normalcy. Efforts are on to apprehend the perpetrators of the act”, Habib told TheSun.