It is reported that alleged thugs of the All Progressives Congress, APC have stormed Ago Palace Way, Okota and burnt ballot papers to ashes.
The sudden event have left voters in disarrayed and they have taken to social media with videos showing shootings and major disruption.
See events as shared on Twitter:
Currently in Ago -Okota . Two people just got shot close to my house ! All we heard is “if you’re not voting for APC “ leave here . We had to run for our lives , they burnt the ballot boxes. This isn’t peaceful . ! Please repost pic.twitter.com/FE5hmz7XUc— iyawo_material (@iyawo_Material) February 23, 2019
Touts just came to scatter everywhere in my polling unit in okota #Nigeriadecides2019 pic.twitter.com/HwehrUVhE6— Uche Frank Ezekwem (@Dr_Glamorous) February 23, 2019
Someone got burnt at Ago Okota #ElectionDay. This is Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/9MyHaFuavl— jide agboola (@Jayy_reel) February 23, 2019
@inecnigeria What is your stand on this deliberate and systematic disruption of voting in entire Igbo dominated residential areas of Lagos State?— Demola Olarewaju (@DemolaRewaju) February 23, 2019
This is Last Bishop in Okota, Lagos - will these people be disenfranchised??#ElectionNotWar#NigeriaDecides #NigeraDecides2019 pic.twitter.com/wGHCgrE9aU
Ago Palace Way Okota! God help us 😭 pic.twitter.com/7XMtC6UYMC— Manny (@EmmanuelNwachu_) February 23, 2019
Other areas where violence has erupted are, Aguda in Surulere, Apapa, Ajegunle and Ojota area all in Lagos.