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Thugs Invade Polling Units in Ogbomoso, Seize Thumb-Printed Ballot Papers, Boxes

Armed thugs invaded Ogbomoso polling unit at Oke Ola Farm Settlement, Unit Four of Ogbomoso South Local Government Area of Oyo State, and carted away thumb-printed ballot papers in all the units in the area.

Olamide Adewale, who made a distress call to The PUNCH, said, “Hoodlums armed to the teeth just invaded unit 4A in Oke Ola farm settlement here in Ogbomoso South local government and forcefully ferried away all the ballot boxes en route Ogbomoso/Oyo road. They went in Oyo direction,” he said.

Reports also revealed that the ballot boxes at Ward 3 Unit 3 in Ibadan Northwest were snatched in the presence of security agents around 2 pm.

Also, some members of the driver’s union allegedly chased away PDP, ZLP and ADC agents at Cooperative polling units, housing four polling booths in Ward 7, Oluyole local government.

 

 

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