Abubakar Bello, a former member of the Zuru Local Government Area vigilante group, was shot and killed by a police officer in Kebbi State.
Bello was killed during Saturday’s supplementary elections for attempting to steal a ballot box.
A police officer assigned to polling unit 001 in Bajida, Zuru local government area, is accused of shooting Bello after he hijacked the ballot box and fled with electoral materials.
The incident occurred when the deceased realized that his preferred candidate was losing the election and made a desperate move to undermine the process.
The former vigilante personnel refused to hand over the ballot box when he was caught and he attempted to get hold of the policeman’s riffle, in was amid this scuffle that he was shot.
As at the time of filing this report, the police authorities had not made a formal statement regarding the incident.