KOGI: Soldiers Deployed To INEC Office After Thugs Blocked Inspection Of Election Materials By Political Parties

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has raised the alarm over a siege at its headquarters in Lokoja, Kogi State, by a mob that barricaded entrances and prevented access to the facility on Wednesday.

Dr. Hale Gabriel Longpet, the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Kogi, said the thugs prevented lawyers representing political parties from inspecting documents and materials used in the November 11 off-cycle governorship election in the state.