As the governorship and state House of Assembly elections commenced nationwide, armed thugs invaded polling unit 003 in Bestford/Ganiyu Yusuff Street, Oke-Afa, Ejigbo in Lagos State.
However, an hour after the incident took place, policemen from the Ejigbo Police Division drove into the street leading to the polling unit and later drove off.
Our correspondent observed that although INEC officials and ballot materials arrived early, voting and accreditation commenced late and were stalled by the disruption.However, the possibility that many of them might not vote was high because as of 11.53 am, the INEC officials told the residents that voting at the polling unit would end by 2.30 pm.
Although the state government gave the assurance that there would be peace throughout the voting exercise today, a place like Oke-Afa notably experienced pockets of election-related violence.All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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