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Gov Election 2023: Hoodlums Attack Polling Units in Lekki

  • Date of Occurrence
    March 18, 2023
  • State/Country
    Lagos, Nigeria
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Some polling units in the Ajiran area of Agungi, Lekki, Eti-Osa Local Government Area in Lagos State were on Saturday morning attacked by hoodlums, who snatched ballot boxes.

Our correspondent observed that the hoodlums attacked PU 108, PU 007 and PU 028 in the area.

Our correspondent further observed that following the attack, voter turnout in the area dropped rapidly as many people went back to their homes for fear of being attacked.

A resident of the area, who was attacked and flogged by the hoodlums with blood dripping down his head, said he was intimidated while trying to cast his vote.

Speaking to our correspondent on condition of anonymity for fear of harassment, he said, “I was trying to cast my vote when the thugs invaded my polling unit. They said I can’t vote if I’m not voting for the APC [All Progressives Congress]. They started flogging me and beating me.”

It was gathered that the hoodlums were made up of both male and female members and they were about 20 in number that invaded the area.

Another resident, identified simply as Bayo, said, “The violence broke out between 9am and 10 am. The number of voters that came out during the presidential election in our area has dropped significantly. We are still calling our people around to come out and vote as the military has arrived and things have settled now.”

It was gathered that the chairman of one of the estates in the area was assaulted by the hoodlums when he tried to engage them and urge them to stop harassing and intimidating the voters.

As of the time of filing this report, three military vans with armed soldiers had arrived in the area and peace had been restored.

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  • Date of Occurrence
    2023-03-18
  • State/Country
    Lagos
  • Perpetrator
    Political Thugs
  • Source
    https://punchng.com/gov-election-2023-hoodlums-attack-polling-units-in-lekki/
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Lagos, Nigeria

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  • South West
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Political Restrictions
Gender of Victim(s)
  • Female
  • Male
Mode of Attacks
  • Unlawful Killings, Physical Attacks, Torture, Degrading Treatment
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