How One Person Was Killed While Snatching Ballot Box During FCT Council Elections

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File photo According to SaharaReporters, one person was supposedly eliminated at Orozo Primary School polling unit throughout the location council elections in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, on Saturday.

It was gathered that the Independent National Electoral Commission had sent out a signal directing those, who could not confirm their finger prints by Bimodal Voter Accreditation System to be allowed to vote even after 2:30 pm when voting had actually ended.

SaharaReporters collected that about seven sponsored goons displaying harmful weapons from Karshi, a close-by town, presumably stormed the main school and nabbed the tally boxes.

An eyewitness, who spoke with SaharaReporters, said some youth from Orozo at the same time identified the assailants and hurriedly chased them with the view to obtaining the tally boxes from them.

He said the youth were able to overtake them and eliminated one of the thugs while 2 were apprehended.

He said, “The aggressors got here Orozo Primary School after the ballot had ended and snatched ballot boxes. They assaulted the INEC officials and hauled away their products.

“But the Orozo kids chased them since they understood that they were from Karshi.

“They struck one of them with plank on his head and he passed away immediately. They had the ability to detain 2 others but the staying ones left.”

Meanwhile, it took the prompt intervention of the authorities and army, who shot sporadically into the air, to distribute the upset youth from the area.

The upset mob at the same time likewise set ablaze a hilux automobile apparently belonging to INEC.

SaharaReporters also collected that 3 people were eliminated in Karshi in a reprisal attack however this might not be confirmed as at the time of this report.

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