BREAKING: Thugs invade Bayelsa polling unit, cart away thumb printed ballot papers

Some thugs have invaded a polling unit in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State Capital, carting away voting materials.PREMIUM TIMES reporter who witnessed the violent invasion reports that the thugs, about 20 in number, came with different dangerous weapons and chased away the Corps members working as ad-hoc staff of INEC.

Random voters in the unit in separate interviews told PREMIUM TIMES that the thugs are allegedly loyal to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The unit, it was gathered, is presumed to be a stronghold of the All Progressives Congress.

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