Ondo election: Panic over shooting in Akure polling unit

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Panic over shooting in Akure polling unit

A yet-to-be-identified man, who shot into the air caused panic in Ward 4, Unit 11, Oke Ijebu, Akure, while voting was on.

Sources at the polling unit said many people waiting to cast their vote scampered to safety, while security men moved to the scene of the shooting.It was learnt that the gunman had besieged the polling unit with an attempt to disrupt the poll but was overpowered by security agencies. Police Public Relations Officer for Ondo Command, Tee-Leo Ikoro, who confirmed the incident in a telephone conversation withIkoro said, “it was not as pronounced as you heard. It was true someone shot into the air and police got wind of it and deployed more men. It happened in Ward 4, unit 11. But normalcy had returned to the area.”

 

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Where are the so called deployed security operatives? EndSarsNow

Hmmm.... This is so 😔

This is an indication that his performance can never earn him the second term, they have resulted to rigging

Haaa, election is never a do or die affair, why has APC resulted to this, they carry guns to intimidate, why not allow people make their own decisions through their votes? Nawa ooo

The rigging has started by APC

They'll try and pin it on the protesters saying we've resulted to violence. We understand the game.

They have started again. 😭😭. endbadgovernance endsars

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