Many Injured as NSCDC Vehicle Moving Election Materials to Lagos Crashes on Abuja Highway
- On election eve, a tragic development transpired in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
- According to reports, operatives of the NSCDC moving electoral materials to Lagos state from Abuja tragically crashed on their way
- It was gathered that some of the officers of the NSCDC sustained various degrees of injury in the car crash
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FCT, Abuja - An emerging report has confirmed that the vehicle of operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) conveying election materials from Abuja to Lagos has crashed.
According to Punch, the vehicle crashed in the evening on Friday, February 24, along the Giri Roundabout bridge in Abuja.
Source: UGC
It was gathered that residents of the area were seen assisting the NSCDC personnel in picking up the election materials littered at the accident scene.
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One eyewitness at the accident scene revealed that some of the passengers in the vehicles sustained a series of injuries, while one suffered a head injury.
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In a video on social media, people were seen helping to pick up papers suspected to be electoral materials littered on the ground.
The witness recounted that some of the senior officials of the NSCDC were moved to a different location in the aftermath of the incident.
The witness said:
“When the accident happened, the people at the back hit the wood, and one person in front had a cut on the head. I don’t know if he will be able to survive.
“We then called for help. But some of the senior officers were moved to Gwarindada.”
At the time of filling this report, it was unclear whether there were any casualties.
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In another development, a group of voters were said to have chased out voters at a polling unit in Sauka-Abuja.
According to the report, operatives of the NSCDC were responsible for chasing out voters at polling unit 023 inside the NSCDC headquarters in Abuja.
Some of the voters who were chased at the polling unit when approached did not disclose their names because of fear of being victimised.
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Meanwhile, emerging reports have confirmed that 15 persons were arrested in Katsina on the eve of the 2023 election.
According to the state police, all 15 were suspected of plotting an invasion of election results.
The suspects were arrested in possession of laptops and applications they were plotting to use and manipulate election results.
Source: Legit.ng
