Breaking: Thugs Fight Over Distribution Of INEC Materials In Bayelsa

Political thugs have clashed over the movement of voting materials to polling units in Otueke, Ngbia LGA of Bayelsa State.

Naija News reports that the incident happened at INEC’s Registration Area Centre (RAC) inside Community Secondary School, Otueke at 10.45 a.m.

Thugs who were armed sent journalists and election observers scampering for safety.

The angry youths had disagreed over the destination of a set of voting materials.

An INEC official, who spoke with The Punch attributed the late distribution of voting materials to the stance of some of the youths in the community.

“Blame the community youths for the late distribution of voting materials. The materials came in around 11.30 a.m., but the community youths insisted we should not move them,” the INEC official stated.