Violence Erupts In Saminaka Over Damage Of Campaign Billboards

Violence broke out on Thursday in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area, Kaduna state on Thursday following destructions of campaign billboards of politicians by hoodlums. Unidentified miscreants went round the town damaging billboards belonging to a particular political party and its candidates. Billboards worth millions of Naira erected in strategic places were damaged. A witness said hundreds of youths took to the streets later in the morning to protest the destruction of the billboards of an opposition party. The number of the protesters surged as they moved from street to street. He said the situation got out of hand after an angry mob started destroying billboards of the ruling party in the town. Police stepped in and urged the protesters to calm down after promising to investigate the incident. Police were said to have
arrested two youths in connection with incident. Police spokesman Zubairu Abubakar confirmed the incident but did not give further details.