EU releases report on Kano, Benue, Sokoto, Plateau Bauchi supplementary election
The European Union Election Observation Mission has raised concern over cases of violence in the just concluded supplementary elections.
“Throughout the day, INEC did not comment on electoral disturbances, despite its overall responsibility for the election and security arrangements.” “For example, groups of youths with clubs and machetes patrolled the streets, and people with party agent tags harassed voters. During collation in Kano, EU observers saw that several INEC polling staff had been attacked. Large groups of men with weapons were not contained by the police.
“In Benue, election materials were burnt, resulting in the cancellation of polling affecting 13,000 registered voters, and a collation officer carrying result sheets was shot in the leg. EU said INEC improved logistical arrangements with most polling units observed open within half an hour of the official opening time adding that in the 40 polling units that EU teams could fully observe, procedures were mostly followed.
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