Bauchi State Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu.
A man identified as Mamman Gore has allegedly chopped off the wrist of a 24-year-old man, Usman Idris, during a political clash in Bauchi metropolis before fleeing the scene.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the incident occurred around 11.30am on Wednesday behind Isiyaka Jibrin Quarters in the Bakin Kura area of the state capital.
The victim was reportedly involved in a political altercation with a man identified as Lawi when Gore allegedly appeared with a machete and severed his wrist.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Nafiu Habib, said the victim collapsed and lost consciousness following the attack.
Habib said the victim was immediately taken to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, where he received medical attention and was responding to treatment.
He added that operatives of the A Division Township had arrested Lawi, who was being detained to assist with the investigation.
However, Gore, the principal suspect who allegedly wielded the machete, reportedly fled to an undisclosed location after the incident.
“The victim was promptly evacuated and rushed to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital, Bauchi, where he received immediate medical attention and is currently admitted and responding to treatment,” the statement partly read.
The police spokesperson said efforts had been intensified to track down and arrest the fleeing suspect.
The Commissioner of Police, Sani-Omolori Aliyu, condemned political violence and thuggery, warning that the command would not tolerate acts capable of threatening public peace and safety.
The incident occurred less than a day after the command announced the arrest of a 24-year-old man, Abdulrazak Sale, over the alleged murder of a 46-year-old man, Rilwanu Dauda, in the Karofin Madaki area of the state.
Habib said Sale was arrested three months after the alleged murder.