Chaos as thugs disrupt APC senatorial main election in Zamfara

The All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial main election in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, was disrupted on Monday following assaults by suspected political thugs at two polling centres.

The suspected thugs reportedly stormed Namoda Model Primary School and the Galadima Dangaladima Ward polling unit, situated in entrance of the Emir’s Palace, sending voters and residents fleeing for security.

The assaults, which sparked panic within the affected areas, compelled voters to desert the polling centres.

In a associated incident, some suspected political thugs additionally engaged in a bodily confrontation amongst themselves, leaving one particular person severely injured.

The disruption occurred as voters awaited officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who had but to reach on the polling centres as of 11:30 a.m.

The main election is especially vital as the 2 main senatorial aspirants, incumbent Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura and Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, belong to opposing political camps inside the get together.

While Sahabi Ya’u Kaura is aligned with the camp of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura is backed by the camp of Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council; each aspirants hail from Galadima Dangaladima Ward in Kaura Namoda metropolis.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Mannir Muhammad Haidara, escaped an tried lynching after suspected thugs attacked his car at Namoda Model Primary School.

The attackers allegedly broken elements of the car through the incident.