No fewer than three persons suspected to be political thugs have been killed while attempting to snatch ballot boxes and the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System, BVAS in Gboko Local Government Area of Benue State.
It was gathered that the thugs invaded polling units 026 and 004, in Gboko South while electoral processes were ongoing and attempted to snatch ballot boxes and the BVAS.
According to Daily Post, an eye-witness, Moses Agure-Dam who confirmed the incident said the thugs were gunned down by military officers.
He said, “The thugs invaded the polling units and disrupted the election. They were three in number, one snatched the BVAS while others snatched ballot boxes but they did not succeed.
“They were all shot dead instantly by the soldiers in the area”.
The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Catherine Anene, could not be reahced as her number was unreachable.
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