At least three persons have been shot and stabbed at Opolo Ward 5 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State during Saturday’s poll by suspected political thugs.

Those injured had been rushed to the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa for treatment.

Our Correspondent ran into women in peaceful protest against an alleged invasion by party thugs who invaded various polling units carrying dangerous weapons and shooting sporadically.

They carried various placards with various inscriptions, which read, “No elections in Ward 5.” “Federal Government, Come to our aid,” “We have been denied our rights to vote in Ward 5.” among others.

Doris, one of the leaders of the protesting women told our Correspondent that One Pere and another person simply called Prince were shot, while an elderly man was stabbed on the leg.

The women were protesting in the presence of the Police at the time of time our Correspondent ran into them.

They accused security agencies of allegedly giving covers to the rampaging armed thugs to chase out those they felt would not vote for their preferred candidate.

Also, there was skirmish at Agudama Epie Unit 9 Ward 4 where a suspected party agent was chased away and was nearly mobbed until policemen on patrol rescued him.

He was rescued by policemen on election duty.

A mild drama ensured when the photographs our Correspondent took when the party agent was being rescued by a team of policemen led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, ASP, were forcefully deleted by the policemen who initially seized the mobile phone but released after appeal.

The policemen said although they were captured on camera rescuing the party agent as part of their duty, they did not want to captured on camera.

“We didn’t say you should not do your job as Journalists, because I am doing mine by rescuing the Party Agent, but don’t take my picture,” he said.

In Toru-Orua in Sagbama Local government area, Governor Seriake Dickson could not vote as scheduled because his polling unit was submerged by flood.

An ad-hoc arrangements were made for him and his wife to vote.

After casting his vote, he complained of reported cases of violence in some parts of the state.

In Tombia and Amassoma, the village of the late Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, the former Governor of Bayelsa State, visited by our Correspondent, election was peaceful.

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So bad

I don't Even understand why people are coming out to vote self,

When you know your vote won't count

Why waste your time to vote..

Kogi is boiling....Bayelsa on fire....how will people elected under such circumstance act as humans when in power....I just weep for my country

Na wa o.

Violence is the order of the day........
What people fail to understand is that the politician is not affected regardless of the result....the thugs and average people on the other hand are uncertain of what the future holds............
If only Obj, Yar'adua and Gej put country first, this nonsense would have been a thing of the past.......They set a dangerous precedent and here we are............

APC and PDP are one and the same... APC battling hard for failure called Yeye Bello while PDP flexing muscle to install a stooge on Bayelsa people



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I can see "APC thugs" boldly written on one of the placards..
which way Nigeria??

Protest go plenty today wella.

Welcome to next level

No politician/political position is worth dying for.

APC why.... Is it by force ??

This is 2019 and election in Nigeria is still like this? Spit

Good kill yourselves ...please spare the poor people

I hope bayelsa get it right this time #apc

Where are the other?

just only one state oo.Dem don turn it upside down

It is well

Yahayah bello, you won't end well..

Dino Melaye the crook, shame on you.

Smart Adeyemi, thunder fire you..

Others involve won't have peace .

APC carries sorrow, tears and blood everywhere they go to

Apc knows that Nigerians have rejected them, now they resort to violence and thuggery

Welcome

Vote not fight

sureheaven:
Yahayah bello, you won't end well..

Dino Melaye the crook, shame on you.

Smart Adeyemi, thunder fire you..

Others involve won't have peace .

I don't understand. This is Bayelsa, you're talking about Kogi.

Count

Aturitoroman:

I don't Even understand why people are coming out to vote self,

When you know your vote won't count

Why waste your time to vote..

Upgrade your Resumé to look beautiful and professional for a token.

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solmusdesigns:
APC and PDP are one and the same

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PDP
Hmmmmmmm