The situation escalated when individuals reportedly associated with the materials arrived at the scene and allegedly attempted to whisk a young resident away.
Violence has erupted at a polling unit in Ejigbo LGA, Osun State, disrupting the voting process during Saturday’s governorship election.
Channels TV quoted an unnamed young resident who claimed that he and a few other voters, unwilling to let the illegality slide, seized the materials. But the action led to a conflict that affected the electoral process. The exact polling unit where the incident occurred was not named in the video shared by the TV station.
The situation escalated when individuals reportedly associated with the materials arrived at the scene and allegedly attempted to whisk the youth away.
Tension grew at the unit, and frightened residents and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials fled for safety.
Video footage from the scene also showed voters running in different directions.
Motorcycles and vehicles moved through the area as people, scared for their lives, attempted to escape the chaos.
No casualty has been reported as of the time of filing this report.
Some voters in the local government area earlier raised the alarm about an alleged vote-buying incident involving a party.
The Cable reported that party agents also questioned the number of ballot papers supplied to a polling unit in Ejigbo.
The incident triggered calls for the ballot papers to be counted as residents pressed for transparency.
“You told us you brought 584 ballot papers, but after counting, it was not up to 584. How come?” an agent reportedly asked.
