Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have accused officers of the Nigeria Army of interfering with and disrupting collation of results in Rivers State.
INEC Electoral Officer in Okrika Local Government Area, Leo Okon, said Army personnel invaded INEC Office in Okrika and snatched results of the elections for the council.
Narrating his ordeal at the Rivers East Senatorial district collation centre in Port Harcourt yesterday, he said before the results were snatched, soldiers threatened the collation officials by shooting sporadically into the air.
At the end of polls, there were heavy gunshots. Electoral officials could not collate form EC 8a at the polling units. They opted to come to INEC office in Okrika for solace and to continue filling form EC 8a. Read more