Hoodlums attacked Imo polling units, snatch ballot boxes

Hoodlums who were said to have been dressed in military uniform attacked Ilile Primary School, Umuonu polling booth 13 and Nkahara polling booth 7 all in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area and carted away with the electoral materials.

One of the voters affected in the booths explained that the hoodlums on arrival shot at random into the air before carting away the ballot boxes.

The voter who pleaded anonymity said that the development made the electorate to leave the voting points.

In his words, he said the snatching of the ballot boxes brought the voting process to an abrupt end.

The voter said, “While voting was going on, armed men dressed in military uniform accompanied by some politicians came and carted the ballot boxes at Ilile Primary School. They did the same thing at two other polling booths.”

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