Chaos in Taraba community as hoodlums destroy election materials

Commissioner of Police in Taraba, Abimbola Shokoya

Hoodlums have reportedly destroyed election materials in Akete Asibiti wards in the Donga Local Government Area of Taraba State.

Donga is the home of the state’s APC governorship candidate, Senator Emmanuel Bwacha.

Akate and Asibiti wards are believed to be a stronghold of the opposition APC.

Elder James Chimin, a resident was quoted by the Nigerian Tribune as saying on the phone that the heavily armed hoodlums stormed the ward headquarters as early as 6:30am just when the INEC officials were about to move the election materials to various polling units and started shooting sporadically.

Apparent voter apathy was also reported in Wukari Local Government Area, the hometown of the PDP governorship candidate.

Some of the voters said there were concerns about the security of voters.

But PDP governorship candidate Col. Kefas Agbu commended the process so far.

Agbu who spoke after casting his vote at the Ebeneza primary school also expressed confidence that the exercise would be peaceful despite the incident in the Akate and Asibiti wards of Dongo.

He appealed to voters to behave well to ensure the success of the exercise.