12 killed in Taraba Clash

 No fewer than twelve people were on Sunday killed in Wukari during a violent clash between supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ).

The clash, which started late in the night on Saturday, was a fallout of the judgement of the Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which declared Senator Aisha Jummai Alhassan as the duly elected governor of the state.

Besides, several people sustained varying degrees of injuries during the clash while properties worth millions of naira including houses and vehicles were destroyed.

Confirming the incident in a telephone interview with Thisday, the Police Public Relations Officer ( PPRO ), Mr Joseph Kwaji said the situation has been brought under control by a combined team of police and soldiers drafted to the town.
Though he declined to disclose the number of casualty recorded in the crisis, an indigene of the town, Henry Audu told Thisday that at least twelve people were lost in the clash.

According to the PPRO, "The crisis started on Saturday night. Some APC supporters were going round celebrating the judgment of the tribunal and they had a clash with PDP supporters"