On Saturday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared no election took place in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State after violence engulfed the area.
Obo Effanga, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Rivers State, confirmed the development to newsmen on Saturday evening.
Akuku-Toru is the second area in Rivers State where INEC says election did not take place. Daybreak had earlier violence in Bonny LGA, forcing INEC to cancel the exercise there.
For both areas, elections are to be rescheduled, INEC said.
In Akuku-Toru, “there was no election at all,” said Mr Effanga, speaking of a similar situation as Bonny.
Widespread shootings, with men in military uniform and hoodlums, sighted in multimedia materials, were reported in Akuku-Toru, especially Abonnema.
In isioudu community of Emohua LGA, the Chief of Staff to Governor Nyesoom Wike, Emeka Woke, was fingered in the violence that disrupted polls in the area.
Mr Woke allegedly commanded an attack that led to snatching of ballot boxes by thugs in the area.
Daybreak confirmed reports of widespread violence in Khana LGA. There were shootings and disruption of polling process in ward 1 and ward 18.
It is not immediately confirmed if the voting will be rescheduled in these areas where violence marred the exercise,
