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Tear state was reportedly discharged astatine the Kuchaku polling portion successful Kuje Area Council connected Saturday conscionable arsenic ballot counting began, triggering panic among voters and disrupting the collation of results.
According to a video circulating online, a elector alleged that equipped men linked to the All Progressives Congress (APC) stormed the polling venue and seized predetermination materials, including the councillorship effect sheet.
The elector claimed the individuals arrived portion officials were computing results and discharged teardrop state earlier carting distant the document.
“APC came with equipped gunmen to prime our effect expanse that we were computing conscionable present and went with it. They tear-gassed everybody,” the elector said successful the video.
It was besides noted that officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigeria Police Force were contiguous astatine the country erstwhile the incidental occurred.
Several voters reportedly fled the country aft the teardrop state was discharged, causing disorder and temporarily halting the counting process.
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