2 persons have reportedly lost their lives in an attack on the campaign office of a House of Representatives candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, in Kano on Sunday, February 26, 2023.
The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, on Monday confirmed the incident, saying some suspected thugs razed the office while 2 unidentified persons who were in a vehicle inside the building got burnt to death.
The Police Command said it got information about the incident around 4 pm when collation of results at the INEC office in Tudun Wada Local Government Area was still ongoing.
He said the hoodlums tried to block the way which leads to the INEC office.
“Security personnel were immediately mobilised to the scene,” the PPRO said. “One of the thugs was fatally injured and was rushed to Hospital where he died while receiving treatment. Noting that an investigation is in progress, he added that “four other suspected thugs were arrested.”
In a similar case, police stopped an attempt to set the INEC office in Takai LGA on fire as collation of results was ongoing.
The attack reportedly happened on Sunday around 2:30 pm.
Kiyawa stated that: “The collation of the results was concluded peacefully and an investigation is in progress,” he said.