Ahead of tomorrow’s presidential and National Assembly elections, the Rapid Response Unit of the Bauchi State Police Command has arrested twenty-two supporters of the Bauchi Local Government Branch of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP). The chairman regretted that despite the high sense of maturity exhibited by the supporters of the party in their campaign activities, police has intimidated them without any reason. On his part, the PRP Candidate for Bauchi Federal Constituency, Alhaji Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi alleged that the State Government has planned to use security agencies to intimidate opposition parties during the elections. Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi, therefore, adviced the Police Service Commission and other authorities concerned to as to matter of urgency directed for the immidiate release of their supporters for peace during the polls. Bauchi State Police Command PPRO, DSP Kamal Datti Abubakar confirmed the arrest in a telephone interview with our Correspondent saying that the arrest was in connection with alleged political thuggery by the suspects.

Source: Nigerian Tribune February 15, 2019 15:50 UTC