Davido reacts as thugs destroy Ballot boxes in Baba Ewe Polling unit in Okota, Lagos state
Some ballot boxes at polling unit 18 located at junction of Ohafia/Ago Palace Way, Okota in Oshodi/Isolo LGA of Lagos state have been set on fire.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who witnessed the incident reports that polling unit 23 located on Baba-Ewe Street/Ago Place Way was also affected by the fire.
INEC ad-hoc staff at the polling units, as well as voters who came out to cast their votes, ran away from the polling centres for safety.
A team of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the Lagos State Police Command arrived at the scene to apprehend suspects.
As at the time of this report, the INEC ad-hoc staff and voters had yet to return to the units. Also, at polling units, 035 and 036 located at Adeneken street/Alhaji Olusesi street junction and Adeneken street/ Olusesi, Ago Palace Way, respectively, a group of young men in tricycled and motorcycles disrupted the exercise by attempting to force voters to vote for a particular candidate.
Reacting to the news, singer Davido took to twitter and wrote:
Another one!!!! What is going on?! The world is watching!!! @PoliceNG @inecnigeria Why is this happening in all these areas???
Another tweet reads:
What is going on here?? No police no security just one officer. Ballots on the floor! @inecnigeria @PoliceNG please!! People must vote !! Votes must count!!
What is going on here?? No police no security just one officer. Ballots on the floor! @inecnigeria @PoliceNG please!! People must vote !! Votes must count!! https://t.co/KE3UFyfqAL
— Davido (@iam_Davido) February 23, 2019
Another one!!!! What is going on?! The world is watching!!! @PoliceNG @inecnigeria Why is this happening in all these areas??? https://t.co/JxUMbCxVEI
— Davido (@iam_Davido) February 23, 2019