Kano Supplementary poll: Suspected hoodlums attack journalists, voters

Some journalists covering the supplementary governorship election in Kano State on Saturday escaped lynching by suspected thugs at Suntulma Primary School in Gama ward of Nasarawa Local Government.

Some journalists covering the supplementary governorship election in Kano State on Saturday escaped lynching by suspected thugs at Suntulma Primary School in Gama ward of Nasarawa Local Government Area of the state.

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Trouble began when some of the newsmen tried to interview some voters who were denied access into the classrooms where some of the polling units were stationed.

Also reports that some of the reporters had their clothes torn by the thugs.

Speaking to newsmen, some voters alleged that they were not allowed to exercise their franchise as they were chased out of the area.

Another voter, Sani Abdullahi, said he came to vote as early as 8:00 a.m. but was scared away by the suspected thugs numbering about 10.

VoiceAirMedia gathered a reports that the rerun election is being conducted to decide the winner between two candidates – Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the Peoples Democratic Party who polled 1,014,477 votes, and incumbent Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of the All Progressives Congress, who got 987,810 votes in the first poll conducted on March 9.