The violence reportedly broke out after a heated argument between NPP Northern Regional Organizer Alhaji Rashid Salifu and NDC parliamentary candidate Dr. Osman Tahiru Damba over alleged vote buying.
Eyewitnesses claim the confrontation escalated into gunfire. The NDC’s Tolon Constituency Communication Officer, Abubakari Fuseini Oluu, confirmed the casualties, stating, “We lost one person, and another is critically injured.”
Authorities are investigating the incident, which has heightened tensions in the area during the ongoing elections.