Armed men and political thugs disrupt the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial primary in Ondo State, with multiple outlets reporting gunshots and panic at polling venues. The incidents occur during the party’s selection process for the senatorial candidate in the Ondo Central zone.
Vanguard reports that Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire narrowly escapes harm after thugs attack him and his supporters at a polling unit in Okilisa Ward 5, Akure. Premium Times reports a disruption at Ebenezer African Church Primary School, also described as one of the election venues for the party’s candidate. The Punch says thugs disrupt the primary and that sporadic gunfire injures some party members, while the senator alleges the attack is motivated.
Across reports, the disturbances interrupt voting activities and involve shootings, with reports of injuries to party members and damage to a vehicle in at least one account. The outlets describe the events as targeted disruptions involving armed attackers rather than an orderly polling process, but they do not provide official investigation findings in the excerpts.
