Gombe APC lawmaker killed in election day violence

A member of Gombe State House of Assembly, Alhaji Umar Aminu
(APC), and eight others are feared killed by insurgents on Saturday.

The insurgents who attacked Dukku and Nafada local government areas of the state were said to have killed the lawmaker representing Dukku South Constituency.

A source told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the insurgents, who came from Yobe, initially
attacked Shole, Birin Bolewa and Birin Fulani towns of Nafada and
later attacked Dukku.

There was confusion in the two areas as some voters left the polling
units but others later returned to be
accredited, the source
said.
According to the source,
the insurgents killed
three persons in Nafada
Local Government Area,
including a policeman
and killed six persons in
Dukku Local Government
Area, including the legislator.
The source further said the insurgents left on the Dukku-Darazo road after the attack.

DSP Fwaje Atajiri, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the
state, confirmed thereport, adding that details of the incident would be given after investigations were
completed.