{"id":110219,"date":"2024-01-19T22:08:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T21:08:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=110219"},"modified":"2024-01-19T22:08:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T21:08:19","slug":"breaking-riot-breaks-out-in-nasarawa-over-supreme-court-ruling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/breaking-riot-breaks-out-in-nasarawa-over-supreme-court-ruling\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Riot breaks out in Nasarawa over Supreme Court ruling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A protest against the Supreme Court decision to uphold the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has snowballed into a riot at the state capital, Lafia.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com gathered that shortly after the Supreme Court jurists upheld the election of Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives, supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the election, David Ombugadu barricaded the Lafia -Jos road of the state to register their displeasure.<\/p>\n<p>The protest later led to blocking of roads and burning of tires which led to shops and business centres including schools within the Lafia metropolis been closed.<\/p>\n<p>Details later\u2026<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A protest against the Supreme Court decision to uphold the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has snowballed into a riot at the state capital, Lafia. 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