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Tension as party supporters clash in Kano

RIVAL party supporters have clashed at a polling unit in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State.

The clash is between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).

Security operatives arrest a political thug in Kano
Security operatives arrest a political thug with cutlasses in Kano

The reason for the clash is not yet known as of the time of filing the report but one of the polling units is where the NNPP governorship candidate is expected to vote while another polling unit close by is that of APC state chairman, Abdullahi Abass.


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    However, a man was arrested at one of the polling units with a broken head and about five cutlasses were seen in his possession.

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    1. The election was delivery at our polling unit clearly in batsari, Katsina state and we were expecting the leading party has wining the election.

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