Two Killed As Gunmen Hit Rivers, Lagos, Akwa Ibom Polling Centres

Those who predicted that the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections will witness violence appear to be turning out right. Reports from Rivers Lagos and Akwa Ibom States have it that gunmen have stormed some polling stations. As earlier reported by The Eagle Online, gunmen also stormed a polling zone in Obokun Local Government Area of Osun State. In Lagos, the gunmen reportedly struck in Bariga area. Areas affected included Abule Okuta and Odunsi. Accreditation was disrupted following the gunshots in the area. In Akwa Ibom State, voters dispersed from Unit 7, Ward 1 of Ini Local Government Area as the gunmen fired sporadically. In Rivers State, shooting in the Buguma area has reportedly left two persons dead. According to reports by Vanguard newspaper, the House of the state’s Commissioner for Women Affairs, Joeba West, was reportedly set ablaze in Buguma. Vanguard gathered that INEC RAC Centre in Kalabari National College, Buguma was also set on fire in the orgy in violence in the ongoing election in Rivers State. A Police patrol vehicle was also burnt in Buguma.