The crisis rocking the Kano chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) deepened on Thursday as thugs set ablaze the campaign office of Senator Barau Jibrin.
JIbrin (Kano North, APC) belongs to the Kano APC faction loyal to Senator Ibrahim Shekarau (Kano Central, APC).
The destroyed building serves as the headquarters of the Shekarau’s faction.
Witnesses said armed thugs invaded the building, vandalised it, and set it ablaze.
The thugs are alleged to be members of the APC faction loyal to Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The ruling party’s crisis worsened after parallel congresses were held on October 18.
The Shekarau faction elected Haruna Danzago as chairman, while Ganduje’s camp elected Abdullahi Abbas.
An APC appeal panel set up by the party’s national headquarters, however, recognised the faction loyal to Ganduje.
A Federal High Court in Abuja nullified the ward congresses held by the Ganduje faction earlier this week.
