By Abiola Olawale
Panic has continued to escalate as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that its Resident Electoral Commissioner in the Okpoba Okha Local Government Area was threatened during the election in the state on Saturday.
The National Commissioner & Member Information and Voter Education Committee, Mohammed Haruna, made this revelation during a press conference on Sunday.
According to Haruna, the threat at the polling unit resulted in a stampede, leaving one of its officials injured.
He said: “The Commission received a deeply disturbing report from our Resident Electoral Commissioner of a threat to our office in Okpoba Okha Local Government Area yesterday, resulting in a stampede in which one of our officials was injured.”
Meanwhile, the INEC has beefed up security around the collation centre.
The New Diplomat gathered that there was a heavy presence of security operatives on Sunday at the Edo office of INEC as the collation of results for the Saturday governorship election commenced.
Roadblocks have been mounted 500 metres away on all the roads leading to the office by the men of the Nigerian Army.
The routes leading to the office were closed to vehicular movement just as only accredited individuals were allowed access to the place.
The individuals were subjected to thorough screenings by men of the Nigerian Police as well as the military operatives at the venue.
