Thugs in large numbers have stormed the Adejare Polling Unit in Ilasa, Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State, dispersing voters who were waiting for officials and ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission to start voting in the ongoing governorship and state assembly elections.
According to Arome Solomon, an eyewitness, INEC officials were nowhere to be found as of 10:12 a.m., leaving many people stranded until thugs from the adjacent street invaded the polling unit with daggers and other sharp objects to disperse them.
“Policemen are also not present. The people have all run away and are not willing to return,” he added.
He added, “I was driven out of the area by suspected All Progressives Congress thugs after confirming that I am an agent of the opposition party.
“They seized my phone and checked through it to confirm that I haven’t recorded their activities.
“They also chased away non-indigenes despite registering at many of the polling units threatening to beat them if they resist,” he maintained.