Voting was disrupted on Saturday at the polling unit of former Osun State Governor and immediate past Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, after suspected thugs reportedly invaded the area and chased away voters, reports The Nation.
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The incident reportedly created tension at the polling unit, with voters forced to leave as the situation became unsettled, disrupting the voting process.
The development has raised concerns over the conduct of the Osun governorship election, particularly amid heightened concerns about violence and intimidation in parts of the state.
Some party agents alleged that the suspected thugs were members of the All Progressives Congress (APC). However, the APC agent at the polling booth, Mrs Abogunloko Olufunke, denied the allegation.
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“Those thugs are not our members. I don’t know them,” she said.
Voting was reportedly disrupted as voters fled the area, although details of the incident and the response of security agencies were still being awaited at the time of filing this report.
