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Thugs Attacks INEC Ad-Hoc Staff, Carts Away Election Materials In Yenogoa

Ad-Hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and a Corps member was on Saturday attacked by suspected thugs of the All Progressive Congress (APC), carting away the elections materials, the BIVAS for Ward 1, Unit 23 located at Onopa in Yenagoa Local Government Area of the State.

The bag of the Corps members was taken along the armed thugs.

Confirming the incident, the Unit Agent of the PDP, said the collation and sorting of voting was ongoing when the armed thugs invaded the unit. He also confirmed that no one was injured in the melee.

Also in WARD 11 of Opume and Emakalakala in Ogbia Local Government area of the State, armed APC thugs descended on unit 14,15 and 19 disrupting the election process. But before the process was disrupted, some results have been recorded.

According to the PDP Agents, in polling Unit 017, the PDP scored 36 and the APC recorded 9, at Polling Unit 018 PDP had 47 and APC had 13. At polling Unit 016, PDP had 44 and APC had 9.

At ward 3 in Olodiama community of the Southern Ijaw Local Government area of the State, armed thugs invaded and cart away the original results sheets of units 14,15,16,17,18 and 19.

 

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