Two persons were feared dead after suspected thugs disrupted
the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the Lagos council election.
The two individuals who are yet to be identified were
reportedly killed when the hoodlums invaded some wards in Surulere on Saturday
afternoon.
They also ordered voters in the affected wards to vacate the
premises.
Many people were also said to have been injured there and in
other parts of the state where the exercise turned violent.
There were also reports of the late arrival of materials and
rigging in some of the wards.
Some staff of the Lagos State Independent Electoral
Commission (LASIEC) were beaten in the violence while others escaped unhurt.
In some polling booths in Egbeda Akowonjo under Alimosho
LGA, supporters clashed following rumours that a chairmanship aspirant was
attempting to rig the process.
At ward B, Iru, Victorial Island, some members of the party
were seen fighting while electoral officers were harassed as well.
The state APC secretariat was barricaded by armed security
operatives as results from the wards started to arrive.
The officers on the ground denied everyone entry apart from
the returning officers.
The APC is conducting the primaries in the 245 wards across
the 20 LGAs and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs) in Lagos.
Fifty-seven chairmanship positions and 377 councillorship
slots are being contested in the election scheduled for July 24.
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