Three persons sustained injuries when suspected thugs called Kalare boys attacked supporters of presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar during a campaign in Gombe.
It was gathered that the Kalare boys, armed with cutlass, swords, clubs and other dangerous weapons, pounced on Atiku’s supporters leaving for homes after the former vice president left with his entourage via gate two of Pantami Stadium for Bauchi.
Three persons were injured and three vehicles damaged as they were ambushed along Pantami Stadium road and pockets of violent attacks were also noticed along the Government House road.
According to The Nation, the police, manning the gate one of the stadium, quickly dispatched a detachment of operatives to the second gate to provide security for supporters.
Many Atiku’s supporters waited at the Pantami Stadium for the police to restore peace and order as the Kalare boys blocked the route to Pantami market and Government House attacking passers-by.
Some PDP women supporters attached themselves to police vans to avoid being attacked by the thugs.
The Gombe PDP Publicity Secretary, Usman Muritala, who confirmed there is a massive division in the party, said he was not at the campaign ground because he was never invited
Muritala said, “I was not on the podium and was only there as an official of the party so I sat like every other person to watch the whole show. There is a division in the party, a very big one.”
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