By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt
Towards public outcry, officers of the Rivers State Unbiased Electoral Fee and voters ran for his or her lives as operatives of the Nigerian Police arrived at Elekahia Major Faculty in Port Harcourt Metropolis native authorities space taking pictures teargas and seizing election supplies.
About 21 Hilux patrol vans with closely armed operatives have been noticed driving into the venue from Elekahia Street and instantly fired a number of teargas inflicting pandemonium
On the group major faculty, poll papers have been seen scattered on the faculty premises and on the roadside
RSIEC officers who had arrange their stand to start accreditation in Ward 19 which has ten items scampered for security and the operatives chased them out of the Ward.
One of many policemen harassed an official saying, ‘”Come right here, take away that vest. What are you doing right here? Frequent transfer!
The policemen a few of whom have been masked additionally requested the officers to take away their vests and hand them the vests as they ensured that they carted away all election supplies and fired extra teargas.
The operatives additionally shot tear fuel canisters instantly into the group of people that have been working for his or her lives.
A policeman fired one other teargas at bystanders on the entrance of Ive Road in Elekahia as residents and people who got here out to forged their votes ran helter-skelter.
Many RSIEC officers, voters and residents of the group bumped into streets within the Elekahia group in a confused method thereby creating stress within the space, as a number of police patrol vans sped out of the world with many election supplies.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the State Police Command, Grace Iringe-Koko, stated she was not conscious of the incident.
“I’m not conscious. You’re simply telling me now, ” she said tersely.