Reports of physical attacks on voters at various polling stations in the ongoing Nigerian elections are emerging.
Thugs have reportedly disrupted the voting process at Ikota Primary School, Oshodi, Lagos. Although it is unclear what may have triggered the violence, The Independent Ghana has intercepted photos of a man who was allegedly attacked and has sustained cuts on his arms and head following the incident.
There have also been reports of vandalised ballot boxes.
Some hoodlums are roaming the streets of Nigeria, destroying ballot boxes at various polling stations in the country.
According to one Joey Akan, a journalist, these thugs visited Oba Elegushi and turned the place upside down.
In his attempt to save the situation, he received a number of slaps before being rescued.
“Thugs have destroyed ballot boxes and threw away the ballot papers at Oba Elegushi. I collected a couple of slaps for fighting back before I got pulled from the melee, into a house for my safety. Now I have to be smuggled out of the voting area because I have been marked,” he tweeted.