The Gombe State Police Command has ordered immediate investigation into the arson suspected to be perpetrated by thugs at the campaign office of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Mohammed Barde on Monday morning.
Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the command Mahid Muazu Abubakar disclosed this while speaking with our correspondent on the matter.
“Commissioner of Police (CP) has directed discrete investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident and perpetrators will not go Scot-free”. He said.
Suspected political thugs have set ablaze the campaign office of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on fire in the early hours of Monday.
The office which is located at the Government Reserved Area (GRA) had its fence recently demolished by the Gombe State Urban Planning and Development Authority (GOSUPDA) on the ground that the office was sited near a presidential lodge in the GRA.
GOSUPDA also claimed that the controversial land was approved as a residence not an office but that the PDP candidate converted it into a political campaign office.
However, the PDP has alternatively covered the demolished fence with billboards, banners and large posters of their candidate before it was burnt yesterday.
