APC, PDP clash kills one, injures 18 persons

About one person was shot dead and 18 others sustained various degrees of injuries during a clash between supporters of the People’s Democratic Party and the All Progressives Congress in Zamfara state on Saturday.

The State’s Police spokesman, Muhammad Shehu, confirmed that the command had received a report of the killing, stressing that an investigation had commenced.

He declined further comment on the incident as he refused to name the victims and other injured members of the two parties.

Mr. Shehu’s confirmation came on the heels of an allegation by the APC, alleging that thugs suspected to have been hired by the PDP attacked and killed one man and injured 18 others without reason.

The APC’s allegation was disclosed in a statement issued by Yusuf Idris, the publicity secretary in Gusau, on Saturday.

“The thugs came as the PDP Zamfara governorship candidate’s boys and shot at innocent youths who were carrying out their monthly sanitation work in the GRA area of Gusau, the Zamfara state capital.”

He said the victims were attacked because they were APC supporters.