any polling units across the two states experienced tension created by political thugs.
But in spite of Busari’s assurance and voters enthusiasm, mayhem broke out in some polling units in Kogi East, Kogi West and Lokoja, the state capital.Sunday PUNCH He claimed that there were many thugs terrorising voters with guns, adding that security operatives were brazenly bribed by party officials.
When one of our correspondents visited the Odokoro polling unit 002, the PDP party agent at the polling unit, Razak Arekemase, alleged that an influential native of the community stormed the place with personal security men. In the commotion, the attackers made away with the ballot boxes and electoral materials and in the process of escaping from the scene after youths made efforts to resist the attack, a young man who was passing by was shot and badly wounded. He was rushed to a nearby hospital.
It was learnt that the thugs came in a Volkswagen Gulf car, shooting sporadically into the air, stole the ballot boxes and drove away as voters, electoral officers and observers ran for safety. Omoniwa stated that it took the intervention of the security operatives and some good Samaritans who rescued her after they overpowered the hoodlums.and some staff of the DAAR Communications Limited, INEC ad hoc staff and some voters were also attacked in Dekina.
It was learnt that some masked armed men stormed a polling unit in Aikpele-Ajaka Polling Unit 002, shot sporadically into the air and disrupted voting while INEC officials and voters fled. Hassan also said even with the large deployment of security operatives, thugs moved around in vehicles without being challenged.
He also said the CSO received reports of accredited voters who were not allowed to vote, non-use of the card reader for accreditation, intimidation and harassment and disruption of the polling unit process.In Bayelsa State, election was marred by snatching of electoral materials, violence, protests and late arrival of materials at polling units across the eight local government areas of the state.
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