Thugs storm polling units on motorcycles, disrupt voting process in Abuja
Some unidentified thugs have disrupted the voting process in Dagiri polling unit EC 30 A and EC 30 B, Gwagwalada, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), during the presidential and National Assembly elections.
A witness told journalists that voting was already in progress when some thugs on motorcycles stormed the venue with dangerous weapons and scattered the ballot boxes.
He said the security operatives were taken unawares as the polling stations were along the road.
Another witness said such violence had never happened in the area since voting was conducted in the polling stations.
The security operatives were not armed, hence the reason the thugs succeeded.
(NAN)
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