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BREAKING: Violence Erupts As INEC Collates Imo Election Results
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BREAKING: Violence Erupts As INEC Collates Imo Election Results

by  Segun Adeyemi 1 min read

Chaos erupted at Umuodu Community Primary School in Ezinihitte Mbieri, Imo state, during the ongoing governorship election result collation.

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Political unrest ensued when INEC officials refrained from recording scores allocated to parties at booths 015 and 016 on result sheets, leading to a skirmish among agents from APC, LP, and PDP.

As reported by The Nation, results released by INEC in booth 016 are:

LP =19

APC = 21

PDP = 16

ADP = 2

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AA = 1

Void = 2

Amid the conflict, individuals purportedly affiliated with the ruling APC in the state seized the INEC officials and electoral materials, including result sheets, and removed them to an undisclosed location.

Source: Legit.ng

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Segun Adeyemi (Current Affairs and Politics Editor) Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.

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