Jima community of the Lavun Local Government Area, Niger State, allegedly immerse in crisis during Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls, over an argument that broke out at a polling unit in the area.
According to report, the argument started between the members of the community and supporters of the various political parties, resulting in violence.
It was also learnt that many people from the village sustained various degrees of injuries, some vehicles were destroyed, and about seven motorcycles were burnt.
Jima is a community near the Dokko area hosting three other villages consisting of Edogi, Emiworo and Jumata.
It was also learnt that police officers were among those injured in the crisis. However, the officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, were safely taken away from the polling unit by some members of the community.
Some of them observed that the disagreement that led to the crisis was unfortunate and uncalled for and appealed to the state government and security agencies to intervene to prevent reoccurrence during the March 11, 2023, governorship elections.
When the Niger State Police Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, was contacted he explained that the command is yet to receive any official information concerning the crisis as of the time of filing this report.