Gunmen set electoral materials ablaze in Benue

Reports have emerged that armed hoodlums have burnt all electoral materials for Mbalom ward in Gwer East Local Government Area of Benue, in the early hours of Saturday.

According to a witness, the hoodlums fired shots in the air before setting RCM Primary School Aya and housing the materials ablaze.

The Electoral Officer for the local government area, Mrs Ngunan Yongo, who confirmed the incident told journalists that the materials had not been distributed to polling units in the ward when the attack occurred.

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A senior staff of the commission, Mr Thaddeus Ujah also confirmed the attack.

“Right now I can’t say anything, I am overwhelmed; we were not expecting anything of that nature. I am short of words. I can’t see some of my people, they ran into the bush, some of them got injured. For me, the most important thing to me now is to get those people and take them back.”

Ujah who was recently posted to the area said he could not determine the exact number of ad hoc staff that were missing until a roll call was taken.

By Todimu Ogunade…

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