Nigeria, Nov. 1 -- The Katsina State Government has attributed violence in Yankara, Faskari Local Government Area, to a disagreement over a Maulud procession, denying reports linking the incident to Governor Dikko Radda's campaign rally.

Two vehicles were reportedly burnt and several people injured during the disturbance.

In a statement on Saturday, the governor's Chief Press Secretary, Ibrahim Kaula Mohammed, said participants in the religious procession disagreed with security personnel over designated routes, causing confusion along a public street.

He said the incident had no connection with the Tinubu-Dikko campaign rally in Faskari.

LEADERSHIP newspaper reported that suspected hoodlums burnt two vehicles, including one belonging...