SARS, Civil Defence cart away election materials in Rivers, shoot sporadically as two feared dead in the ongoing Rivers Rerun

Two persons have been feared dead as serious gunfight erupt at Luawii community area in Tai LGA,

SARS invade polling unit, kill voter Suspected members of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, have allegedly invaded a polling unit in Bodo, Gokana LGA of Rivers state where they shot sporadically in the air before carting away election materials. Reports also indicated that a voter was killed in the process while others were earlier on ordered to lie down by the hoodlums in SARS uniforms.

*PDP, APC agents commend INEC, peaceful election Agents of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), in Ward 8 Unit 1, Rumumasi, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers, have commended INEC for peaceful rerun election in the area. The agents, who spoke at the polling unit, said that INEC had proved its readiness to conduct a free and fair election in the area. *Amaechi, security team go after hoodlum who hijacked electoral materials Some gunmen have invaded unit 16 in Ubima ward 8, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, the home of Chibuike Amaechi and hijacked electoral material. The unidentified gunmen led by a man simply identified as Presido, shot severally to scare voters before carting away all the electoral materials at the unit, just after Sir Celestine Omehia has concluded voting.
Meanwhile, Chibuike Amaechi has led a team of security in search of the hoodlums. The situation has caused tension in the area. Don’t come with money to polling units or… – Police tell voters The Nigerian police in Rivers on Saturday warned voters not to come with money to polling units to guard against such money being used to influence voters. The police equally commenced Stop and Search operation on vehicles plying various roads in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state. *Breaking: INEC cancels election in Ward 9 over violence, material snatching Reports not yet confirmed indicated that INEC has canceled the election in ward 9 unit 3 of Ogu/Bolo LGA over election violence and material snatching. Some party supporters had carted away result sheets in the unit, raising accusation between APC and PDP claiming the other masterminded the illegal acts. Also, violence reportedly broke out at St. Pius College, Bodo community, Gokana LGA while operatives of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) were reported to have clashed with youths of Beera community in Gokana LGA. *Panic as original result sheet misses at Amaechi’s unit There is panic at unit 14 ward 8, Ubima community, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, the unit of the Transportation Minister, Hon. Chibuike Amaechi, as it has been discovered that Form EC8A is missing. Election has been suspended. This was discovered after Amaechi had visited. The Presiding Officer Siminore Oshinokho said the form was misplaced. This caused panic leading to manhandling of a journalist. He said he has contacted the EO to send it.