Ondo APC accredited voters flee as violence rocks Okitipupa ward
Violence broke out on Saturday at Ward 1 at Stella Maris College, Okitipupa, between rival supporters of two aspirants of the All Progressives Congress contesting the party’s candidate for the November 16 Ondo State governorship election.
Accredited members of the party who turned out early in their large numbers to elect the party’s candidate for the governorship polls took to their heels when fracas broke out between the rival supporters.
The accreditation and election process had not begun when violence erupted as voters scampered for safety.
One of the accredited voters, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said one of the agents of an aspirant came to the ward, snatched the validation and accreditation papers and ran away.
“One of the agents came here, snatched the validation and accreditation papers and ran away with his car. He was chased but could not be apprehended. This is what caused the violence,” he said.
The security agents at the ward were unable to contain the violence and everyone fled the scene.
(NAN)
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