Two people were killed in clashes between party supporters in northwestern Nigeria, police and residents said on Friday before the general election postponed.
A boy watches a vandalized vehicle after deadly clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party and the opposition Democratic People's Party (PDP) in Kofa, Bebeji District, Kano , nerve center of the economy of northern Nigeria. – Two people were killed and 40 vehicles, 12 motorcycles and houses burned after bloody clashes between supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) party and the opposition Democratic People's Party (PDP) in Kofa City, Bebeji District, Bebeji District, Northeast Nigeria before tomorrow's postponed presidential elections. (AFP)This photo taken on February 22, 2019 shows a sign and a bus torched as a result of deadly clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party and the Democratic People's Party (PDP), party of the United States. opposition, in Kofa in Bebeji District in Kano, nerve center of the economy of northern Nigeria. – Two people were killed and 40 vehicles, 12 motorcycles and houses burned as a result of bloody clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party and the Democratic People's Party (PDP), party of Opposition in Kofa Town, Bebeji District, Kano, North-East Nigeria. before the presidential election postponed tomorrow. (AFP photo)Police break down houses and vehicles are set on fire as a result of deadly clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party and the opposition Democratic People's Party (PDP), Kofa, in the Bebeji district of Kano, the nerve center of the economy of northern Nigeria. July 22, 2019. – Two people were killed and 40 vehicles, 12 motorcycles and houses burned as a result of bloody clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) party and the Democratic People's Party (PDP) , opposition party, in the town of Kofa, in Bebeji district. Kano, northeastern Nigeria, in anticipation of the postponed presidential election tomorrow. (AFP photo)A man tries to run away from a shop on the edge of a rickety road while cars are set on fire as a result of deadly clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress party (APC) and the opposition Democratic People 's Party (PDP) in Kofa, Bebeji District, Kano. nervous center of northern Nigeria, February 22, 2019. – Two people were killed, while 40 vehicles, 12 motorcycles and houses were burned after bloody clashes between supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the People's Democratic Party (PDP), opposition party. ) in the city of Kofa, in the Bebeji district of Kano, northeastern Nigeria, ahead of tomorrow's presidential elections. (AFP photo)
The deaths occurred Thursday in the village of Kofa, some 70 kilometers from the city of Kano, while former state governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, was traveling to a political rally.
Nigerians go to the polls on Saturday to elect a new president and parliament, a week later than expected due to logistical difficulties in delivering voting materials.
This delay has exacerbated tensions between the All Progressive Congress (APC) ruling party and the main opposition party, the People's Democratic Party (PDP), fueling fears of violence and fraud.
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But the deaths in Kano will only heighten worries about the turmoil that preceded and took place in the elections of governors and local bademblies scheduled for March 9.
The Nigerian Center for Crisis Communication, made up of representatives of security agencies, said Friday that Kano was one of 12 election hot spots in the country.
The PDP said the Kwankwaso convoy was forced to stop by supporters of its former ally Abdulmumini Kofa, close to APC Governor Kano Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.
Ganduje was the deputy of Kwankwaso, but the two men have scrambled and become bitter rivals since taking office in 2015. Kwankwaso is still very popular.
Kofa police denied reports in local newspapers that five people were killed, told AFP: "We have recorded two deaths and 36 vehicles burned."
AFP reporters in the village also saw burning vehicles near Mumini's house on Friday morning as well as burnt shells from other cars and motorcycles.
The police record was supported by Mohammed Sani Dan-Arewa, secretary of the local Bebeji government, close to Mumini. He said, "They killed two of our people."
He added that four others were injured, while the PDP reported that 10 others were injured, most of them women.
CCC chief, retired air commodore Yusuf Anas, warned politicians and community leaders "to discourage their subjects from participating in activities that may incite violence that may have occurred." negative effects on the electoral process ".
