Gunshots have rented the early morning air in Amaimo Central
School, Amaimo ward, Ikeduru LGA of Imo state, as residents troop out to cast
votes in the governorship election.
Things turned ugly at the polling unit after police officers
clashed with party agents.
Trouble began when some party agents insisted that police
officers should not escort officials of the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) to one of the polling units in the ward.
The police officers were said to have insisted on escorting the INEC officials alongside the materials to the polling unit.
The incident led to a face-off between the police officers
and the party agents.
Voting has since commenced in the three states of Kogi, Imo
and Bayelsa where off-cycle gubernatorial polls are taking place today.
In other polling units in Imo monitored by TheCable, there
is a semblance of peace and order, with electoral officers arriving early and
displaying the voters’ register as required.
However, INEC officials did not arrive Amaimo Central School
early.
Hope Uzodinma, governorship candidate of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo, is seeking re-election.
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