A 24-year-old man, Usman Idris, has had his wrist chopped off with a machete throughout a political clash in Bauchi metropolis.
The incident reportedly occurred at about 11:30 am on Wednesday in the Bakin Kura space of the state capital.
The Bauchi State Police Command mentioned the sufferer was concerned in an altercation with one Lawi earlier than one other man, recognized as Mamman Gore, allegedly arrived with a machete and attacked him.
He was rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, the place he’s receiving therapy and responding to medical care.
The police spokesman, SP Nafiu Habib, disclosed this in an announcement on Wednesday, including that operatives of the A Division Township had arrested Lawi in reference to the incident.
He mentioned the principal suspect, Mamman Gore, had fled and that efforts had been ongoing to arrest him.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned political violence and thuggery, warning that the command wouldn’t tolerate acts able to threatening peace and safety in Bauchi State.
