Three Local Poll Observers Say They Were Attacked by Police
Three Local Poll Observers Say They Were Attacked by Police
Three domestic poll observers have complained that they were manhandled by soldiers in Nasarawa Eggon local government of Nasarawa State during last Saturday’s botched National Assembly election.
The three - members of a local NGO called Nasarawa Youths For Better Democracy - also alleged that their equipment was damaged when the soldiers tried to stop them from filming the voting process.
State Vice Chairman of the NGO, Samuel John Magaji, told the local government electoral officer, Jacob Ajuh that they were ordered to stop filming the voting process despite identifying themselves as accredited election observers.
The army authorities have not yet spoken about the incident. But there has been controversy over an alleged order by the Police that recording equipment, including mobile phones, should not be used at polling centres. INEC however said it had no problems with recording equipment being used.
