After what seemed to be a tranquil election in the Ogo-Oluwa, Golf Junction region of Osogbo, the Osun State capital, armed thugs, allegedly hired by the All Progressives Congress, APC, reportedly began shooting sporadically, in an effort to hijack the ballot box at Polling Unit 1, Ward 2.
While the votes were still being counted at the Polling Unit, approximately eight masked thugs appeared, discharging their weapons indiscriminately and instilling fear in voters present at the polling unit.
However, the security personnel assigned to the unit manged to safeguarded some of the ballot box while the remaining were carted away by the thugs.
Regarding the delay in counting, the Presidi...
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Osun Decides: Shooting in Osogbo as alleged APC thugs scare security agents, hijack ballot papers
Source: Daily Post
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