Sunday, 29 March 2015

PDP chieftain's house set ablaze in Jos,Nigeria



Some youth in Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State Sunday afternoon set ablaze the home of a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, chieftain, Adams Alkali, popularly known as “Dan London.”
The house is located at Angwan Rogo, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State. However, no life was lost in the incident.
Mr. Alkali contested the PDP primaries for House of Representative for Jos North/ Bassa federal constituency, but lost.
Police could not be reached at press time to confirm the incident, but a witness said the resident was razed to ashes.
According to findings, the PDP chieftain made some comments in a live radio programme recently that the youth considered offensive.
Similarly, protesting youth at Kumbi Kwal Ward of Quanpan Local Government Area at Southern Plateau early hours of Sunday reportedly destroyed ballot papers in the locality.
Also, a serving councillor was allegedly caught distributing ballot papers in Ganawuri, Riyom Local Government of Northern Plateau state during the Sunday voting in the state.
Nine local government areas of the state are participating in the rescheduled election holding in some parts of Nigeria.

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