Lagos Governorship Election: Chioma Akpotha Recounts Violent Attack on Her at Her Polling Unit, Netizens React

Lagos Governorship Election: Chioma Akpotha Recounts Violent Attack on Her at Her Polling Unit, Netizens React

  • Chioma Akpotha desperately ran for her life from her polling unit after a group of thugs attacked her
  • The actress who was met with knives and bottles did not get a chance to use her phone to capture the moment or even vote
  • After safely getting home, Akpotha recounted the experience of how she was chased like a rat in her country

The Lagos state governorship election has taken a violent turn, with celebrities giving updates on social media.

Chioma Akpotha ran for her life and cried out on social media after she was attacked by thugs with dangerous weapons at her polling unit, preventing her from voting.

Actress Chioma Akpotha
Chioma Akpotha shares details of attack Photo credit: @chiomaakpotha
Source: Instagram

After finally getting home, the actress on her Instagram live expressed sadness over how she was chased like a rat in her country.

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She revealed that things went downhill after one of the attackers recognised her, and his people showed up, kicked at her car, and chased her out.

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Chioma also disclosed that a particular guy told her he was with her for EndSARS, but for the governorship election, she was on her own.

Watch the video below:

Reactions to Chioma's video

adeolah03:

"Them suppose collect your phone."

____issa_bella:

"In your own country but not your state please go to your state and vote."

leenkzz:

"Cloutina..Abeg rest "

blesspita290:

"Chioma rest abeg,your own don too much biko"

balogunidayataderonke:

"Liar you've finished your acting. Go back to Imo. Your best said it that you're acting script concerning the election."

ogoloibiwari:

"Thank God for ur life."

_theforexguy:

"It’s always you this woman just sleep for that bed make u shut up."

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Kate Henshaw calls out chairman of Eti-Osa LG for trying to intimidate her

Actress Kate Henshaw refused to be bullied by the chairman of Eti-Osa local government, Rasheedat Adu, at her polling unit.

The actress, in a video on Twitter, revealed that the politician came to rile the people in the local government against her and issued instructions in Yoruba to her thugs hanging around.

According to Henshaw, people were chanting slogans, and one of Adu's men said he would slap her while another pointed at her from a distance.

Source: Legit.ng

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