Taraba Elections Tribunal verdict: 8 killed and over 30 injured as violence erupts in Jalingo

It is no long new that  Nigeria got her first female governor elect, when last Saturday tribunal sitting tribunal sitting in Abuja quashed the election of Gov. Darius Ishaku of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and declared Sen. Aisha Alhassan of the All Progressives Congress, APC, winner of the poll.

Following the judgment over the weekend, No fewer than eight persons died yesterday in Wukari town, Taraba State as violence broke out following the judgment of Elections Petitions Tribunal

Alhassan

Vanguard reports.The protests, which erupted in  Wukari town in the state, resulted in the death of 8 people, and 30 people sustaining injuries 

According to the report, “Some touts were said to have taken advantage of the anti-ruling protests to unleash mayhem while some residents fled their homes to the bush for safety. Gunshots also permeated the air earlier in the day before the deployment of security agents to restore order.”