Chaos as thugs disrupt APC senatorial primary election in Zamfara

The All Progressives Congress, APC, senatorial superior predetermination successful Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State, was disrupted connected Monday pursuing attacks by suspected governmental thugs astatine 2 polling centres.

The suspected thugs reportedly stormed Namoda Model Primary School and the Galadima Dangaladima Ward polling unit, located successful beforehand of the Emir’s Palace, sending voters and residents fleeing for safety.

The attacks, which sparked panic successful the affected areas, forced voters to wantonness the polling centres.

In a related incident, immoderate suspected governmental thugs besides engaged successful a carnal confrontation among themselves, leaving 1 idiosyncratic earnestly injured.

The disruption occurred arsenic voters awaited officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who had yet to get astatine the polling centres arsenic of 11:30 a.m.

The superior predetermination is peculiarly important arsenic the 2 large senatorial aspirants, incumbent Senator Sahabi Ya’u Kaura and Senator Tijjani Yahaya Kaura, beryllium to opposing governmental camps wrong the party.

While Sahabi Ya’u Kaura is aligned with the campy of the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, Tijjani Yahaya Kaura is backed by the campy of Senator Abdul’aziz Yari, Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council; some aspirants hail from Galadima Dangaladima Ward successful Kaura Namoda metropolis.

Meanwhile, the Chairman of Kaura Namoda Local Government Area, Man...