Gombe State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has denied reports that the residence of a factional leader of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Nafiu Bala, was set ablaze.
The clarification was made by the command’s public relations officer, Buhari Abdullahi, as reports filtered in that Bala’s family house in Gombe had been torched.
The Police have dismissed the report as false and have advised the public to disregard it.
The Gombe State Police Command has refuted the false report that Mr Nafiu Bala’s house was torched in Gombe State.
“The Command states that the report is false because there is no such incident that has been recorded anywhere in the State.
“The Commissioner of Police, Gombe State Command, CP Umar Ahmed Chuso, mnips, fwc, psc(+), is calling on the members of the public to disregard this misinformation and remain calm, as the Command is committed to ensuring peace and security across Gombe State.”
Meanwhile, the 2023 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Dumebi Kachikwu, has said neither David Mark nor Nafiu Bala has a rightful claim to the leadership of the party.
Kachikwu said this on Thursday while reacting to the Supreme Court ruling on the leadership dispute in the ADC, it was reported.
The apex court had ordered Mark, factional national chairman of the ADC and Bala, a former national vice chairman of the party to return to the Federal High Court for hearing and determination of issues arising from the dispute.
Kachikwu said in a statement that the Supreme Court’s ruling to vacate an earlier order of the Court of Appeal asking parties to maintain the status quo did not validate any faction.
