The atmosphere was tensed on Saturday night, at about 10pm, in Ugwolawo Community, Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State, as thugs who claimed to be from Zamfara State, invaded the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office. Collation of results was ongoing when the armed men arrived.

For more than an hour, the armed men shot sporadically into the air, and are believed to have engaged a Police team that arrived later in a shootout.

When they shot sporadically, they shouted on top of their voice for residents of the area to remain indoors, and not come out to continue the collation exercise at the INEC office.

Recall, that thugs allegedly loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, had earlier invaded Dekina Community, in Dekina Local Government of Kogi State, in an attempt to hijack results sheets for the Dekina Ward.



The PDP Collation Agent for the Ward, Obaka James, said that the results were already collated and being signed by Agents, when gunshot sounds rented the air.

Obaka said: “We know the attackers, they had already operated in the morning, and their Leader was arrested. But we do not know how he was released again. Now you can see the problems he is causing. But they do not know that I have collated results with me.”

He said that across 8 other Local Governments in the Senatorial Districts, collation has been done in most Wards. “So, why is ours different? Every time, there must be crisis claiming lives in this place. Is election war?”

Earlier, at about 1:13am, on Saturday, thugs had invaded the Registration Centre for ward 2 in the Local Government, which is located at Odu Ofomu Community, and attacked the Electoral Officers.

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