The House of Representatives’ candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Dekina/Bassa federal constituency in the Saturday's presidential and National Assembly elections, Mr Usman Okai, has petitioned the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), against his All Progressives Congress challenger, Gowon Haruna, over threats to life and plans to unleash violence during the polls.
Emewe-Opada in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State, North Central Nigeria has been thrown into turmoil as political thugs allegedly working for the council chairman, Prince Ishiaqa Okolo have reportedly unleashed mayhem on members of the opposition political parties in the area. SaharaReporters gathered that several people including teenagers were reportedly shot and macheted on Wednesday during a campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the area.