The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday said that it would investigate the violence that took place in some states during Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections.
The commission also expressed satisfaction with the conduct of the
elections, stating that accreditation commenced on time in over 89 per
cent of the polling units across the country.
In a statement by INEC, it said: “Overall, many parts of the country
remained relatively peaceful during the elections. Some states, however,
recorded a significant number of violent incidents, the most affected
being Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Ebonyi and Ondo States.
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“INEC’s records show that there were 66 reports of violent incidents
targeted at polling units, the commission’s officials, voters and
election materials.
“These were in Rivers (16 incidents), Ondo (8), Cross River and Ebonyi
(6 each), Akwa Ibom (5) Bayelsa (4), Lagos and Kaduna (3 each), Jigawa,
Enugu, Ekiti and Osun (2 each), Katsina, Plateau, Kogi, Abia, Imo, Kano
and Ogun (1 each).
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