1217: Elections have been concluded in Igede Ekiti and some polling centres in Ora-Ekiti

1215: Stephen Mayah, an INEC official, has just announced the postponement of elections in Oye-Ekiti

1154: Houses are set on fire in Ise-Ekiti and parts of Ejero

1150: Thugs are brandishing weapons at the entrance of Ifaki Ekiti, the hometown of Segun Oni (PDP), and searching people as they enter into the town. Rigging is alleged to be going on in the town. A police patrol vehicle rolls by the thugs without stopping

1150: A former senator, Lawrence Agunbiade, was shot at in Ise Ekiti. He was rushed to a general hospital. Ise-Ekiti in Ise/Orun Ekiti local government area is one of two LGAs that will hold elections in all wards.

1145: Senator Iyiola Omisore and seven PDP members from the Federal House of Assembly arrive in Ekiti state

1014 hrs: Voting yet to begin in Oye LGA due to early fracas. Also yet to commence in Iro-Ekiti in Gboyin LGA, party agents are at the police station.

0951 hrs: Voting, which began on time, is going on smoothly in Ijero town. Attacks are reported at Ilawe Ekiti between supporters of the two major contenders.

0955: There are allegations of people submitting multiple thumb prints at Ward A Igede. The police use gunfire to scare troublemakers away

0939: Election was supposed to start by 0900, but has not started in 80% of the polling stations. Materials are just arriving at Igede-Ekiti.

0922: Party supporters chase away election observers at Oye local government

0832: Ekiti State is shut down by security forces for the election with zero movement in areas where the elections are not taking place


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27 people were arrested in Ekiti
April 25, 2009 01:44PMT



27 people were arrested last night for various forms of violence, including attempting to burn down the house of the Secretary to the State Government.

One of the detained persons was armed with machine gun, others were found with cutlasses and ‘charms'. The Deputy Inspector General of Police, John Ahmadu, said this while he was speaking on a live NTA Ado-Ektiti transmission in the morning.


Earlier this week, some thugs were reported to have attacked non-PDP members in Esure, Afao and Are. Many people in Igbemo were also allegedly attacked with guns, machetes and axe