An observer group in the ongoing River State rerun election has reported that hoodlums have snatched ballot boxes in PU32/11/13/012, Ulakwo Ward, Etche LGA, causing unease in the area.
Pockets of violent cases have been reported during the election.
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It was reported that there are no ballot boxes in PU32/11/13/012, Ulakwo Ward, Etche LGA, as such voters are made to cast their votes into sack bags.
But an observer group, the Independent Service Delivery and Monitoring Group (ISDMG which deployed observers and election monitor to the election said the ballot boxes were snatched by hoodlums but voters in the area insisted on going ahead with the election.
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According to ISDMG Director Communications/Team Leader, Faith Nwadishi, INEC deployed election material to the polling unit just like in every other polling unit but the ballot boxes were snatched by hoodlums.
There were also reports of bombing in Bera, Gokana Local Government Area of the State.