The News Agency of Nigeria also reported that the thugs also burnt some ballot boxes and beat some voters.
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The assailants, numbering about six, stormed the St Faith Catholic Church by Mbonu Ejike/Basden Junction in an unmarked L300 bus.
Mike Igini, the Akwa Ibom State Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, has said the commission will cancel polls in units where ballot boxes are snatched in the state.
The Peoples Democratic Party has accused the All Progressives Congress of having embarked on the killing of innocent Nigerians, snatching and burning ballot boxes in Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.
The police in Lagos have arrested four persons in connection with the disruption of voting and destruction of voting materials in Okota, Okota in Oshodi/Isolo council area of Lagos State.
President Muhammadu Buhari has saidthat any politician that decides to sponsor political thugs to cause trouble or to snatch ballot boxes in the rescheduled elections will be doing so at great risk.
The Independent National Electoral Commission has earmarked N4.3 billion for the procurement of ballot boxes for the 2019 general elections.
Sanni said the command had adequate manpower that patrolled the sea and land to compliment the Nigerian Police Force in ensuring the elections were peaceful
Ahmad Muhammad, a Deputy Superintendent of Police and Public Relations Officer of the Command, told the News Agency of Nigeria in Port Harcourt that the suspect was arrested as he tried to snatch the ballot box at the polling unit
It was learnt that after accreditation of voters, the electoral officers in the affected polling booths flagged off the voting process
They were reportedly dropped off by a luxury bus heading to the East from the North at Onicha-Ugbo Junction