{"id":256305,"date":"2023-03-18T13:14:30","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T12:14:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=256305"},"modified":"2023-03-18T13:14:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T12:14:30","slug":"breaking-gunmen-storm-polling-unit-in-lagos-snatch-ballot-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/03\/18\/breaking-gunmen-storm-polling-unit-in-lagos-snatch-ballot-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Gunmen storm polling unit in Lagos, snatch ballot boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gunmen suspected to be political thugs have reportedly snatched ballot boxes at Polling Unit 075 in Iyana-Isashi, Lagos State.<\/p>\n<p>Residents of the area said the incident has disrupted voting.<\/p>\n<p>According to Daily Trust, a resident, Collins Michael, who earlier cast his vote at the polling unit said that thugs came in numbers and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2023\/02\/25\/2023-election-polling-unit-outside-oba-elegushi-palace-attacked-ballot-boxes-snatched\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snatched ballot boxes<\/a> amidst shooting.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cWe were voting peacefully when we heard noises coming from the bus stop. 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