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Security men provide cover for hoodlums at unit 4, ward 4, Ijomu-Obanla polling centres’ mayhem—Eyes witness

&NewLine;<p>Security men provided cover for hoodlums who fired at unit 4&comma; ward 4&comma; Ijomu-Obanla polling centres&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>This is the eye witness report by a voter named  Tayo&period; He witnessed the incidence at unit 4&comma; ward 4&comma; Ijomu-Obanla polling centres in the on- going <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Ondo State<&sol;a> governorship election&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Indeed&comma; there has been pandemonium in Akure Saturday morning&comma; when gun-wielding men invaded a polling unit&comma; shooting sporadically to disperse the voting process&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>The incident occurred at unit 4&comma; ward 4&comma; Ijomu-Obanla&comma; in Akure South <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">local government<&sol;a>&comma; at about 8&period;4 am&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>A young man who was identified simply as Gboyega&comma; was shot in the process&period; He has been &nbsp&semi;rushed to the hospital on a motorcycle&period; The state of his health is yet to be confirmed&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>OpenLife sources in Ondo State say &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Survival unlikely but with God’s grace&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Prospective voters&comma; media men&comma; election observers and INEC officials scampered for safety&comma; as the hoodlums continued shooting for several minutes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Operatives of the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;guardian&period;ng">Federal Road Safety Corps<&sol;a> &lpar;FRSC&rpar;&comma; who were nearby Ijomu Junction also ran for cover&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Empty shell of dispensed ammunition littered the tarred road where the incident occurred&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Men of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense CORPS &lpar;NSCDC&rpar;&comma; however&comma; have &nbsp&semi;brought the situation under control&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading"><strong>EYE WITNESS<&sol;strong><&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>An eye witness who gave his name as Tope&comma; claimed that the thugs are members of one of the main political parties&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They came here in their vehicle with guns and started shooting as soon as they came out&period; One of them went straight to the boy &lbrack;Gboyega&rsqb;&comma; and shot him at close range&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The hoodlums are here with us&comma; we know them and the people who sent them&period; One of them was among those who shot people down the street last week&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The disturbing side of it is that the security men came&comma; saw them with their guns&comma; and yet allowed them to go&period; In fact&comma; they escorted them to out&comma;” Tayo said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; reports also have it that <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;nytimes&period;com">gunmen<&sol;a> invaded some polling units at Edo Lodge Junction&comma; along Ijomu&sol;Oku-Ijebu road&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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