SupplementaryElections: Nigerian Army Kills Suspected Ballot Snatcher In Kebbi State | Sahara Reporters NigeriaDecides2023
April 15, 2023According to eyewitnesses in the area, the deceased was a member of the proscribed Yansakai, a local volunteer vigilante group.
The yet-to-be-identified man was reportedly shot dead while he was attempting to snatch a ballot box from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission during the ongoing supplementary elections in the state.
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