Three delegates meant to have voted during the gubernatorial primaries of the People Democratic party on Wednesday have been killed by bandits. The delegates who are from Mariga Local Government Area of Niger State were killed when they were traveling back to their homes to get a means of identification to enable them to get accredited. The delegates were forced to travel back to get a means of identification after a protest erupted by four of the five aspirants over the authenticity of the delegates’ list. One of the delegates who was an eyewitness Shehu Haruna told journalists that their vehicle ran into the bandits who opened fire on them between Mariga and Tegina and four people lost their lives. “We were returning home to get our means of identification and on the road we ran into bandits who opened fire on our vehicle.

Source: Punch May 26, 2022 19:33 UTC