There was pandemonium in Jigawa State on Thursday as a rally organised by the Peoples Democratic Party turned violent.
The rally was held in Gwaram Local Government Area and attended by thousands of PDP supporters including a former Jigawa State governor, Sule Lamido.
The violence is believed to have started when a police officer, trying to maintain peace, shot one of the participants. The victim reportedly died.
A mob at the rally then turned on the police officers at the rally, burning down a police vehicle.
Details later…