Voters protest over missing register

A mild protest occurred at Ward 5, Unit 2, Ijemo-Eleja Polling Centre in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Voters at the unit were not happy with the announcement from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that their register was missing.

The officials had told the voters that the previous voter register could not be located, hence, the need to use a new one. The voters insisted on using the old register. They further said voting will not take place at the unit unless the old register was produced. It took the intervention of the police before the situation was brought under control, while the INEC officials had to be smuggled out of the area by the security agents.

In Odelemo town of Sagamu Local Government, a party leader and six others were apprehended for alleged electoral offences. The suspects were said to have stormed a polling booth, scattering the ballot boxes around in an attempt to frustrate the exercise. The Ogun Sate Commissioner of Police, Olayinka Balogun confirmed the incident and subsequent arrest.