#NigeriaDecides: NNPP, APC Supporters Clash In Kano

Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) attacked each other at Chiranci community in Gwale Local Government Area of Kano State.

Naija News gathered that Kano APC chairman, Abdullahi Abbas, and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) gubernatorial candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf, are from the same community.

The ward which is one of the most volatile in Kano state, was a scene of major electoral violence in 2019 when Abbas and Yusuf had to vote at the same polling unit.

However, INEC separated their polling units, assigning Abba Gida Gida and his family to a newly created polling unit a few meters away from the former.

But the recent fracas started a few minutes after the results of the election at the polling unit of the APC chairman were announced.

The fracas escalated when four polling units in the area were done with collating results and some had signed the results sheets.

While the reason for the clash is still sketchy, operatives of the Police, Immigration, and Civil Defence among others are trying to bring the situation under control.

A call for reinforcement had been made while tear gas was shot repeatedly in an attempt to disperse the crowd.