Ahead of tomorrow’s rescheduled elections, two people have been killed in clashes between rival party supporters in Kano state.

Vanguard, citing a report by AFP, gathered that the clashes were between supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Kofa in Bebeji district of the state.

It was reported that two people were killed, while 40 vehicles, 12 motorcycles and houses were burnt.

Nigeria’s Centre for Crisis Communication, which comprises representatives from security agencies, on Friday said Kano was one of 12 election flashpoints around the country.

The PDP said Kwankwaso’s convoy was forced to stop by supporters of his former ally Abdulmumini Kofa, who is close to the current APC governor of Kano, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

Ganduje was Kwankwaso’s deputy but the pair have fallen out and become bitter rivals since he took office in 2015. Kwankwaso, however, retains a strong following.

Meanwhile, Police in Kofa denied local newspaper reports that five people had been killed, telling AFP: “We recorded two deaths and 36 vehicles were burned.”

AFP reporters in the village also saw vehicles on fire near Mumini’s house on Friday morning as well as the burned-out shells of the other cars and motorbikes.

The police death toll was supported by Bebeji local government secretary Mohammed Sani Dan-Arewa, who is close to Mumini. He said: “They killed two of our people.”

He added that four others were injured while the PDP said 10 were wounded, most of them women.