Electoral Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Okrika Local Government Area of Rivers State, Mr. Leo Okon has disclosed how soldiers from the 6 Division, Port Harcourt allegedly hijacked election result materials after voting in Saturday presidential election.
Okon said that the soldiers invaded INEC office in Okrika and snatched results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections for the council area.
The Electoral Officer, who spoke on Monday to newsmen in the state at the Rivers East Senatorial District Collation Centre, said the soldiers were led by one Captain Inuwa.
He also narrated that the soldiers had earlier frightened the collation officers by shooting massively.
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 wards 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 the 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 centre 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.”
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