Armed thugs on Thursday disrupted the All Progressives Party (APC) primary elections for the House of Assembly in Alimosho Constituency 1 around 4:50 p.m.
Nigerian News Agency (NAN) correspondents at the election site in Mosan-Okunola Local Council Development Area (LCDA) report that thugs who were supporters of politicians clashed.
They used dangerous weapons, such as guns, machetes, knives, and bottles, to fight and drive people away.
Delegates, party faithful, electoral officials and security personnel were expelled from the electoral precinct after the outbreak of violence that marred the electoral process.
The election, which was initially scheduled to be held at the Abesan mini-stadium, Abesan Estate, Ipaja, was moved to Mosan-Okunola LCDA, where violence broke out.
The thugs, who took over the main thoroughfare firing guns, disrupted the movement of vehicles and pedestrians, while shops and residences in the area immediately closed.
Unconfirmed reports from some party faithful, who also scampered through security, revealed that the election scheduled for 2 pm had not taken place before being interrupted by thugs.
A team from the Nigerian Police, OP-Mesa, arrived at the scene around 5:10 pm to defuse the situation and tighten security.
The team, however, left the area, some 15 minutes after their arrival when the situation became more tense.
Efforts to speak with some of the officers from the Nigeria Civil Defense and Security Corps and the Lagos State Neighborhood Security Corps were unsuccessful.
Many of them were also seen escaping from the crisis zone and changing their uniforms for casual clothes.
(YAYA)
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