Nigeria, March 21 -- The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has alleged that the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba, has deployed a team of special operatives to rig the election in the northwestern state.

Mr Lawal, in a statement by his media office on Monday in Gusau, accused the Inspector General of conniving with Governor Bello Matawalle to rig the governorship election in the latter's favour.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of 12 local governments out of 14 in the state.

The PDP candidate is leading having won nine out of the 12 areas collated. Mr Matawalle of the APC won the remaining three local governments and also trails the...