BEVERLY HILLS, September 27, (THEWILL) –Â The Osun State governorship rerun, which is ongoing, witnessed a set back as voters were forced to flee a polling unit in Osogbo, as gunshots were being fired.
Calm was, however, restored as security officials immediately swung into action.
Prior to the shooting, security operatives had arrested three men for allegedly carrying charms and banned substances also in Osogbo.
Another man, a resident of the street where the polling units are situated, was dragged and teargassed.
He was allegedly taking pictures from his balcony.
The police also arrested another man perceived to be obstructing the voting process at another polling unit also in Osogbo.
Earlier, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) also expressed concern over reports that some observers and journalists were being arrested and prevented from operating in some polling units in the Osun State governorship supplementary election.
In a tweet on Thursday, the electoral umpire said the issue was being taken up with the security agencies.
INEC had declared last Saturday’s election inconclusive after announcing that the margin between the two top candidates was less than the total number of votes in polling units where voting was cancelled.
PDP candidate Ademola Adeleke led the race with 353 votes after polling 254,698 votes, as against the 254,345 votes his closest rival, Gboyega Oyetola of the APC got.
Consequently, the commission fixed Thursday (today) for a rerun in seven polling units, with a possible 3,498 votes up for grabs.
The exercise started at about 8:00 am amidst a downpour.
Observers, however, say the turn out was massive and so far, the exercise has been hitch-free.
