Some unidentified gunmen on Saturday stormed a polling unit in
Bagurun Primary School of Darazo local
government area of Bauchi state, firing
gunshots sporadically into the air and forcing voters to scamper for safety.
This
is contained in a statement signed by the spokesman of the Bauchi State Police
Command, DSP Haruna Mohammed, and made available to newsmen.
The
statement said the gunmen arrived at the place in six vehicles and thereafter
gathered all election materials and set some of them ablaze.
“The
timely intervention of combined security forces, comprising the Police and
Army, forced the suspects to abandon their mission and escape to unknown
destination,
“This
enabled the electorate to put off the fire and save both the sensitive and
non-sensitive materials.
“Normalcy
was restored in the area and the electorate continued casting their votes
unhindered under tight security,” he said.
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