Headquarters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Jigawa State is currently ablaze.
The secretariat was set on fire during the unrest that erupted in protest against hunger.
Aggrieved youths surged into the facility in Dutse, the state capital, where they destroyed billboards and other promotional materials before setting the building ablaze.
They also torched vehicles parked within the premises.
The violence spread to other parts of the state as armed youths broke loose, despite the efforts of security operatives to contain them.
In Birnin Kudu, where several individuals sustained injuries, the State Fertilizer Store and the Grains Store were vandalized and looted, while the state Agricultural Supply Company (JASCO) store in Gumel was also targeted.
The mob further attacked the residence of the House of Representatives member representing Gumel, Gagarawa, and Maigarati, as well as the home of the APC Zonal Vice Chairman..
