Mr Busari who confirmed the attack on a polling unit in Lokoja told the News Agency of Nigeria in a telephone interview in Lokoja on Saturday that some policemen had been mobilised to the troubled spots.
He also denied insinuations that some policemen were involved in ballot snatching and conveying same in their vans to government facilities for thumb printing. Hoodlums in fake police and army uniforms scared away voters at the polling units opposite Bishop Delisle Catholic Cathedral in Lokoja.
In Lokoja, unguwar rimi polling unit, yaragi polling unit, most polling unit in adankolo ballots boxes where either destroyed or snatched, police needs to do more in curbing these situation.
YAHAYA BELLO IS TO BE BLAMED. HE WARNED KOGI WORKERS TO WIN THEIR AREA, BY WHATEVER MEANS, OR NOT TO COME TO WORK ON MONDAY, MEANING THAT THEY RIG OR LOOSE THEIR JOB.
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