A violent clash between the supporters of the People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Jigawa State has claimed one life, reports revealed.
According to Channels, about five persons were arrest following the incident happened on Friday when the PDP governorship candidate Mustafa Sule Lamido held a rally in Maigatari Local Government Area.
Police confirmed the death of a 37-year-old man, Abdullahi Isiyaku, while many sustained injuries in a clash between the supporters of PDP and APC in Maigatari local Government Area.
Spokesman of the state police command, DSP Lawan Shiisu explained that the clash erupted when the PDP supporters arrived APC secretariat in Gangare Quarters and allegedly attacked one Abdullahi Isiyaku.
He said the victims were rushed to Gumel General Hospital and later one died while receiving treatment.
Shiisu said five suspects were arrested in connection with the clash.
The victim, “Abdullahi Isiyaku, a 37-year-old man from Gangare Quarters in Maigatari town, was attacked by members of the PDP’s ‘Santuraki Vanguard’. He was rushed to the Gumel General Hospital for treatment but later died from his injuries,” he said.
