Some supporters of the People’s Redemption
Party (PRP) and All Progressives Congress (APC)
in Bauchi state clashed on Saturday, leaving one
person seriously wounded and a car destroyed.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondent
who witnessed the incident reports that the fight
occurred at Bauchi Club roundabout along
Ahmadu Bello when the PRP was preparing to
flag-off it’s gubernatorial campaign in the state.
An eyewitness, Mr Yusuf Yaro, told NAN that
trouble started when one of the vehicles of a PRP
supporter broke down in front of APC supporters
office at the popular roundabout, due to
mechanical problem.
“Today is the flagging off of PRP campaign
exercise. The PRP supporters were conducting
their rally and moving from Zaranda Hotel to Kobi
street and to other selected areas chosen for the
occasion.
“Unfortunately, a vehicle belonging to a PRP
supporter broke down in front of an APC
campaign office at the Bauchi Club roundabout,
thus resulting in the clash,†Yaro said.
Another eyewitness who identified himself as
Ibrahim Sani, said the faulty car was parked in
front of the APC supporters office, with loud
campaign music coming out from it.
“Honestly, I don’t know whether the vehicle was
faulty, but it was parked in front of this APC
supporters office.
“There was loud music coming out of it and from
other PRP supporters conducting their rally.
“Maybe the APC supporters believed the action
was deliberate and aimed at to mocking them,
hence the clash that occurred,†he explained
The vehicle destroyed was Honda Accord with
registration number DR-892-ABJ and the person
injured, a PRP supporter, was simply identified as
Abdullahi, who was taken to the hospital for
treatment.
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations
Officer, DSP Kamal Abubakar , told NAN that the
command was yet to receive formal report on the
incident.
As count-down to the Election Day commences,
clashes among party supporters in the state,
mostly youth, have become frequent.
Most of the clashes were over the positioning of
campaign posters and billboards within the
metropolis. (NAN)
Source:
www.vanguardngr.com/2019/01/one-
person-injured-as-prp-apc-supporters-clash-in-
bauchi/
