Hoodlums attack polling units, cart away thumb-printed ballot papers in Ogbomoso

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Some hoodlums have reportedly invaded Ogbomoso polling unit at Oke Ola Farm Settlement, Unit Four of Ogbomoso South Local Government Area of Oyo State, seizing thumb-printed ballot papers in all the units in the area.

According to a resident, Olamide Adewale, who made a distress call to newsmen, said, “Hoodlums armed to the teeth just invaded unit 4A in Oke Ola farm settlement here in Ogbomoso South local government and forcefully ferried away all the ballot boxes en route Ogbomoso/Oyo road. They went in Oyo direction.”

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There were also reports that the ballot boxes at Ward 3 Unit 3 in Ibadan Northwest were snatched in the presence of security agents around 2 pm.

Also in Ibadan, some members of the driver’s union were said to have chased away PDP, ZLP and ADC agents at Cooperative polling units, housing four polling booths in Ward 7, Oluyole local government.

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