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Election Violence Escalates: Ballot Boxes Stolen Outside Oba Elegushi Palace

Violence Erupts Outside Oba Elegushi Palace, Ballot Boxes Snatched

Ballot boxes stolen and violence erupts outside Oba Elegushi Palace during Nigerian elections in Lagos.

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LAGOS, NIGERIA – Election violence continues to escalate in Nigeria as thugs attacked a polling unit outside the Oba Elegushi Palace in Ikate, Eti-Osa, Lekki, Lagos State on Saturday afternoon. According to reports, the hoodlums stole ballot boxes and chased away the presiding officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Eyewitnesses described the chaos as the violence erupted outside the palace. A resident, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said, “The ballot boxes were snatched and everybody ran away. Thugs are still hanging around the area.”

Samuel Otigba, a popular tweep who voted in the polling unit inside the palace, shared his harrowing experience. He wrote, “The vote outside the palace was scattered by area boys. Ballot box jacked. Chased the presiding officer away. They just physically assaulted @EditiEffiong because he was videoing the whole thing. This is madness. The police officers here just stood & did nothing. They took his phone and deleted the video.”

Otigba continued, “Was outside when they chased and assaulted @EditiEffiong, tried recording but they are beating anyone recording here & taking your phone if they spot you. Area dey hot.” The journalist he referred to, Editi Effiong, is a well-known Nigerian journalist and media consultant.

The attack outside the Oba Elegushi Palace is just one of several incidents of election violence that have plagued Nigeria’s presidential election. Just a few hours ago, another polling unit in Lagos was also attacked by hoodlums, and similar attacks have been reported in other states.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has yet to release a statement condemning the violence. The commission had promised Nigerians a free and fair election.

The Nigerian police are yet to also release statements to assure the public that they are doing everything possible to ensure the safety of voters and election officials during the election period.

However, many Nigerians are skeptical of these assurances, as election violence has become a recurring problem in the country. There are concerns that the violence could escalate further as the presidential election continues.

The outcome of the election remains uncertain as more reports of violence and irregularities emerge. Nigerians are bracing themselves for a tense and possibly violent period ahead.

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