The INEC Electoral Officer of Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers
State, Mr Leo Okon has stated that soldiers of the Nigerian Army invaded
INEC office in Okrika and snatched results of the Presidential and
National Assembly elections for the Local Government Area.
Speaking at the Rivers East Senatorial District Collation Centre on
Monday, the Okrika Local Government Area Electoral Officer said that the
invading soldiers were led by one Captain Inuwa.
He regretted that prior to snatching the entire results, the soldiers
frightened the collation officials through massive shootings and
violence.
According to him, the Collation Officers moved to the INEC office
because of widespread violence on Election Day.
He stated that earlier on Election Day, some security personnel snatched
election materials for some wards. He listed the affected wards. However,
he said elections held in all the other wards.
Leo Okon said: “I am here to present a report on the elections for the
Presidential and National Assembly elections for Okrika Local Government
Area. We actually deployed men and materials for the elections. It will
interest you to know that materials for ward 6, 7, 8, 9 were going to the
super RAC centre, I was informed that the materials were diverted to an
unknown destination.
“Every other ward went successfully to he polling units. Elections were
held. At the end of polls, there were heavy gunshots. Poll officials
could not collate form EC 8a at the polling units. They opted to come to
INEC office at Okrika for solace and to continue filling form EC 8a.
“At the collation for ward level, a military team of soldiers led by
one Captain Inuwa came and ordered the suspension of collation. He
ordered his men to do away with every other material, including the
results being collated by the collation officials. The materials were
carted away with nothing left for me to present as an evidence for this
election. As I speak with you, I have no record or results to present for
collation at this collation centre “.