As earlier mentioned in one of our previous articles, vote buying in has eaten deep into the Nigerian political system, hence, reports of vote buying was very well expected.
This one happened at All Saints Anglican Church, Egbu In Imo State.
However, in what many have chosen to describe as a fortunate turn of events, some suspected thugs attacked the agents of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and carted away over ₦1.5 million intended for votes buying.
The thugs, armed with guns, had walked into the church premises housing four polling units, amidst shooting and demanded the money from the APC officials.
Citizens, including policemen and journalists were seen running helter-skelter amidst heavy shooting.
The Surprise
A voter in that state, Okey said that the gunmen had walked into the premises like regular voters only to spring a surprise by pulling out their arms, while policemen took to their heels.
He said “We had just finished complaining about the APC agent’s low bargaining for votes when these boys walked in and demanded for the money that was about to be shared amidst heavy shooting, while everyone took to their heels.
“Everything happened in less than two minutes as everyone had run away.
They simply walked away into their vehicles and sped off.”
According to him, the agents were sharing the money amongst themselves.
