November 11, (THEWILL) – Gunmen dressed in military uniforms have invaded some wards in Ogbia Local Government area of Bayelsa State and have also embarked on mass intimidation and arrest of agents and coordinator of the PDP.
The men in military uniforms, suspected to be impostors, ordered agents and electorate on election voting to leave the polling stations.
An agent of the PDP told newsmen that at Kolo community in Ogbia area that “army men just arrived in kolo now, arresting our unit Coordinators and taking over our pay points. We need urgent intervention, please.”
At Nembe Bassambiri, All the materials for the seven wards have been hijacked by the gunmen attached to the APC. A voter told newsmen that “up till now, no materials nor INEC officials in these wards. Let the state REC do something about it. Ward11 Agent reporting from Okoroba community in Nembe LGA”.
Another agent of the PDP declared that “The INEC election monitors should be questioned why the materials have not left Basambiri for the various wards.”
At Ward 10, Unit 2 of Oguama1 in Nembe, armed APC members at about 11.28am stopped voting process and demanded for the serial numbers of BIVAS being used for voting.
