11 Injured in Attack on NNPP Gathering in Kano

Kano, Nigeria – Political tensions in Kano State escalated over the weekend when members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the affiliated Kwankwasiyya Movement were attacked during a gathering in Rogo Local Government Area, leaving at least 11 people injured and several vehicles damaged.

The incident occurred on Sunday in Ruwan Bago ward, where NNPP supporters had assembled to welcome a prominent defector from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), including a former National Assembly candidate. According to statements from NNPP state Publicity Secretary Ibrahim Karaye and Kwankwasiyya spokesperson Habibu Sale Mohammed, armed individuals disrupted the event, which had received prior clearance from the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services. The attackers allegedly vandalized three vehicles, damaged two others, and stole several mobile phones. Among the injured were the NNPP chairman of Rogo Local Government and other participants.

Both groups attributed the violence to thugs linked to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), describing it as a premeditated act of intimidation aimed at stifling opposition activities and defections to the NNPP. "This...