Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Dutse LGA of Jigawa State, Malam Yakubu Ibrahim, has been hospitalised following the beating he received on Monday by aggrieved members of his party.
The development followed the announcement of the names of the APC’s candidates for the forthcoming local government election in the state, scheduled for next month. Jigawa State Governor, Muhammad Badaru’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Auwal Danladi Sankara, had in a statement, announced Bala Chamo as the APC’s candidate for Dutse LGA.
The State Police Commissioner, Usman Sule Gomna, who confirmed the development, however, told reporters that five persons have been arrested.