The thugs were said to have attacked the acting governor of the State, Alhaji Sani Danladi Abubakar, causing pandemonium, Leadership reports.
Dignitaries had to flee the rally ground after dragging one Alhaji Abubakar Bonanza, who was addressing the rally down from the podium.
The campaign rally was organized by the PDP to sell the party’s governorship candidate, Arc. Darius Ishaku.
The situation took a turn for the worse when the policemen attached to the acting governor started using tear gas on the thugs who were chanting “no to PDP, no to PDP.”
It was gathered that the attack was masterminded by some aggrieved PDP members from the local government.
When contacted, the chief press secretary to Danladi, Alhaji Hassan Mijinyawa debunked the report that thugs attacked the acting governor.
According to him, the scuffle was between two PDP political groups that had little misunderstanding.
“The acting governor’s phone was not stolen and nobody attacked him during the campaign rally at Karim” he said.
Hassan explained that it was one person who was said to be loyal to the Hon member from the Karim-Lamido LGA at the state house of assembly that went to drag Alhaji Abubakar Bonanza who was addressing PDP supporters at the rally down from the podium.
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