Thugs wearing campaign vests of an aspirant have engaged security operatives in a shootout at the accreditation venue of the ongoing governorship primaries...
Thugs wearing campaign vests of an aspirant have engaged security operatives in a shootout at the accreditation venue of the ongoing governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party .
It was gathered that the shooting caused heightened tension around the venue, where a large number of security operatives were deployed to prevent breakdown of law and order. There were fears of a plot by some aspirants to disrupt the internal election and forced the relocation of the primaries’ to another state.Security operatives were said to have received intelligence a few days ago that some aspirants hatched a sinister motive to stop the internal poll.
It was gathered that the thugs reinforced and made a second attempt to take over the venue by detonating the explosive but they were repelled by security operatives.
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