By Ahmed Abubakar, Dutse
At least one person was allegedly killed while no fewer than three persons sustained serious injuries when rival factions of thugs clashed on Sunday at the official commissioning of Babura township roads by Jigawa governor Alhaji Muhammed Badaru Abubakar alongside his Ebonyi state counterpart Mr. Dave Umahi.
Although the death of one of the victims of the clash could not be substantiated as at the time of this report, however, investigation by SINL Nigeria Online at the Babura general hospital saw a barricade of military and police vehicles blocking the entrance and preventing people from having access into the hospital.
After a prolong pleading and persuasions, the combined military and police officers allowed the media to have access with the strong warning against using cameras.
At the Babura General hospital emergency unit, three persons with wounds sustained from cuts were being attended to while another was already unconscious and receiving blood transfusion.
Some of the friends of the victims seen at the hospital said they mobilised their members to donate blood to rescue the bleeding victims.
Earlier, at the road commissioning exercise, a group of some heavily armed thugs were seen in an open confrontation with another rival group brandishing dangerous weapons.
The incidence occurred not too far from the governor’s country home.
According to eye witness, the quarrel between the two factions from Babura and Gumel local government areas came a long way in the history of the towns.
However, things took a new dimension when the Babura based thugs perceived that another leader of a group from the rival Gumel local government and is being pampered by those in government
Another witness, simply identified as Abubakar told our correspondent that the clash has been on for quite some time, alleging that it is all about drumming support for a particular candidate for 2023 governorship elections.
