Armed thugs burn electoral materials in Lagos

Scores of thugs invaded some polling units at Mafolokwu Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos and setting electoral materials on fire.

It was gathered that some masked thugs arrived the area around 11.30 am on Saturday.

Sources said the armed thugs, later went round the area, minutes after some security personnel on election duty left their duty post.

According to Tajudeen Haruna, minutes later, the thugs opened fire to scare voters away .

“It was later that the thugs collected ballot boxes and some materials and set them on fire” he said.

Similarly, some thugs stormed Itire area, around 12 pm scaring away voters from the different polling units in the area

There is also palpable tension in most parts of Ago, Isolo and Ire-Akri following the inability of some voters to locate their polling units.

Details later…