Election watch: Collation officer slumps in Kano; APC Campaign DG killed in Rivers
The Collation officer, Professor Muhammad Yushau for Kura LGA in Kano state has collapsed at the entrance of the INEC headquarters and was rushed to an undisclosed hospital.
His colleague from Garun Malam, Muhammad Shuaibu Abubakar who came in the same vehicle with him will be presenting the results on his behalf to be assisted by the Electoral Officer, Maryam Adamu Abdullahi of Kura LGA.
In Rivers state, the Director General for the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign in Ahoada West Local Government Area, Chisom Lenard, has been assassinated.
He was gunned down on Saturday afternoon during the governorship and state house of assembly election in his LGA.
Confirming the incident via a statement, the Public Relations Officer of the Rivers State Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, said the Commissioner of Police has ordered a speedy investigation to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of the act.
“The Commissioner of Police in charge of the Election duties in Rivers State Command, CP Echeng Echeng, has tasked operatives of the Command to deploy all necessary human and investigative assets to ensure that the killers of the Campaign Director-General for the All Progressives Congress in Ahoada West in Rivers State, Hon. Chisom Lenard, are brought to book,” the statement added.