Tension erupted in Ungoggo Local Government Area of Kano State on Monday following an incident involving supporters of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), during which campaign posters of the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and his running mate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, were set ablaze by some youths.
Videos circulating on social media showed a group of youths destroying and burning campaign materials bearing the images of the NDC presidential ticket.
The incident also involved the Chairman of the NDC in Ungoggo Local Government Area, Bilyaminu Bachirawa, who was seen being pulled from a moving motorcycle amid the unrest.
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Witnesses said Bachirawa narrowly escaped being lynched as some youths pursued the motorcycle while shouting and attempting to stop him.
The circumstances surrounding the incident were still unclear at the time of filing this report, while security agencies had yet to issue an official statement on the development.
The latest development comes after the Nigeria Democratic Congress formally affirmed Peter Obi as its presidential candidate for the 2027 general election.
Shortly after his emergence at the party’s special convention in Abuja, Obi announced former Kano State Governor, Senator Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso, as his running mate.
Both Obi and Kwankwaso recently joined the NDC after leaving the African Democratic Congress (ADC), citing internal disagreements and legal disputes within the party.
As of press time, neither the NDC leadership nor security authorities had officially commented on the Ungoggo incident.