No fewer than 10 people were injured on Thursday during a clash between supporters of the Senator representing Nasarawa South, Suleiman Adokwe and his top challenger, Bala Zakari, at the Peoples Democratic Party secretariat in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital.
Thugs loyal to Zakari allegedly booed Adokwe who was at the state party secretariat to register their presence in honour of a meeting convened by the leadership of the party.
Our correspondent gathered that the attempt by Adokwe loyalists to retaliate the seeming humiliation resulted in a free for all, leaving scores injured, while others scrambled for safety before the intervention of security operatives.
The rival thugs carrying cutlasses, sticks and stones engaged one another during the clash, which eventually turned bloody. Adokwe was reportedly whisked away by his aides. No life was lost.
Confirming the incident, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Ismaila Numan, said the rioters fled when policemen arrived the scene.
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