Polls: Katsina records two death, three kidnapped INEC adhoc staff
Two security personnel were killed on Saturday in Katsina state during the governorship and state Assembly elections.
“On 9/03/2019 at about 14:00hrs, patrol team on election patrol along Gobirawa Falale – Maidabino feeder road, Danmusa LGA of Katsina state was ambushed by armed political thugs led by one Mani Doro, ‘m’, aged 40yrs of Dunya village, Danmusa LGA of Katsina state as a result of which the driver of the patrol vehicle, F/No.504614 CPL Mannir Usman attached to Danmusa Division was shot dead by the hoodlums. 3 INEC adhoc staff on election duty were also kidnapped by the hoodlums.
Zarewa said that he was at the Federal Medical Centre, Katsina to identify the body of the slain police man.
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