Police in Anambra State have confirmed the killing of two persons in Obosi area of the state during Saturday’s, State House of Assembly elections.
The police also confirmed that a total of 47 persons were arrested for various electoral offences ranging from disruption of elections, malicious damage, thuggery, assault and unlawful possession of firearms.
He said the thugs who came in a commercial bus at about 5 p.m. and were trying to compel the INEC team to handover the electoral materials when the two were gunned down. He added that police had commenced investigations to unmask the killers whom he said fled after killing their victims. ”The bullets of the expended cartridges also brushed five other persons who came to vote at the polling booth and they sustained minor injuries and were treated”, he said.
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