One person
was killed in Boi, Bogoro local government area of Bauchi state while trying to
vote in the gubernatorial primaries of the ruling All Progressive Congress
(APC) just as two others have been hospitalised for gun shots wounds by yet to
be identified person.
The
allegations were made by two of the contestants in the APC gubernatorial
primaries, Yakubu Ibrahim Lame, and Mohammed Ali Pate, while briefing
Journalists at the NUJ Press Centere late Monday evening on the conduct of the
exercise.
Consequently,
the duo have announced their withdrawal from participation in the exercise
calling for its immediate stoppage by the National Secretariat of the party
because according to them, the process has been hijacked from the committee.
While further
alleging that their supporters across the state were tear gassed, harassed and
intimidated in order to ensure that they did not participate in the exercise.
PPRO of
Bauchi Police Command, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar, when called said that he was
not in the position to either deny or confirm the report promising however to
get back as soon as possible as at the time of this report 8.40pm Monday
evening.
More details
later…
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