4 dead in Taraba political clashes

No fewer than four persons have been killed in Taraba State within the past few days as a result of clashes among political parties, Daily Trust has said.

According to the report, residents in the affected areas informed that the clashes erupted among supporters of People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Social Democratic Party, SDP, and All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bali LGA of Taraba.

It was gathered that trouble started on Monday evening when some APC supporters in Kundi ward attacked a campaign vehicle of PDP supporters from Angwuan Jibawa area for allegedly entering their territory to campaign.

It was learnt that APC supporters in Kundi had reportedly vowed never to allow the PDP to campaign in their territory over alleged injustice meted to one of their preferred governorship aspirants who had since dumped PDP for APC.

As a result of the encounter, the PDP youths retreated to their ward and also attacked a campaign vehicle belonging to the APC, the report stated.

It was gathered that supporters of the APC reportedly mobilized to the PDP secretariat and attempted to set it ablaze before the intervention of the police.

Meanwhile, in Suntai town, a few kilometers from Bali LGA headquarters, a clash between supporters of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the PDP also led to the death of two youths.

It was however gathered that some of those involved in the violence have been arrested by the police while a curfew has been imposed on the town.

While speaking on the reported incident, Taraba police Spokesman, ASP Joseph Kwaji, said he could not confirm the incident as he was yet to be briefed by the DPO in charge of Bali.

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