Battle-ready security agents have dispersed supporters of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, who stormed the State headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lokoja, to protest against what they termed “INEC’s dubious tampering with election materials”.
The security agents moved in on Wednesday morning, to prevent an attack on the INEC office, dispersing the protesters with tear gas while barricading the road leading to the office.
The protest started peacefully, until some of the SDP supporters started throwing harmful objects and harassing passers-by.
The SDP protesters were demanding that the 2023 governorship election materials be moved to Abuja.
One of the protesters who identified himself as Danjuma told journalists that they were sure the materials at the INEC office had been compromised by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
“We have it on good authority that the APC and Yahaya Bello have tampered with the election materials. The materials they are taking to the tribunal have already been doctored. So, we are calling on INEC to take the original material to INEC, or we will make Kogi State ungovernable.