ELECTION VIOLENCE ROCKS LAGOS AS THUGS INVADE POLLING UNIT, CHASE AWAY VOTERS AND PARTY AGENTS.

Thugs invaded the Adejare Polling Unit in Ilasa, Oshodi/Isolo Local Government Area of Lagos State, on March 18, 2023, disrupting the governorship and state assembly election. The attackers, suspected to be affiliated with the opposition party, wielded daggers and sharp objects, forcing voters to flee. According to Arome Solomon, an eyewitness, INEC officials were nowhere to be found as of 10:12 am, only few policemen were on ground leaving voters stranded and vulnerable to the thugs. "Policemen on ground were few. The people have all run away and are not willing to return, even the policemen too run away" he added. Another eyewitness, who craved anonymity and doubles as a party agent at Polling Unit 052, Olusoji Street, off Afariogun, Oshodi, reported being driven out of the area by suspected political thugs after confirming he was an agent of the rulling party. "They seized my phone and checked through it to confirm that I haven’t recorded their activities. They also c...