One person injured, vehicle destroyed as PRP, APC supporters clash in Bauchi

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 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,” Mr 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

NAN reports that 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 a
formal report on the incident.

NAN reports that as the 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