PHOTOS: Drama As Hoodlums Block Senator Goje From Entering Gombe

Suspected thugs on Friday prevented Senator Muhammad Danjuma Goje from entering Gombe Town.Goje, who was in Gombe to attend a wedding fatihah, landed at the Gombe Airport in Lawanti, at about 10:40am.

It was learnt by Eaglesforesight, that the suspected thugs block the Gombe-Bauchi Highway near the International Conference Centre, set bonfires on the road, denying entry into or outside Gombe.

Eaglesforesight correspondent reports that several vehicles were either smashed or burnt, while scores sustained various degree of injuries.

Thousands of commuters were left stranded along the two axis, as no vehicle was allowed into or outside the state.

The security operatives were deployed to restore law and order, as youths carrying weapons were at both side of the divides.

According to Eaglesforesight source from Daily Trust reports, the relationship between Goje and his erstwhile godson, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, is sour recently over control of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

Every efforts to get Gombe Police Command Public Relations Officer, SP Obed Mary Malum proves abortive, as she is not picking her calls.