Man Shot Dead While Attempting to Snatch Electoral Materials at Kogi Polling Unit

A man, identified as Umoru Iduh, was reportedly shot dead at the Agala-Ogane polling unit in the Anyigba metropolis in Dekina LGA of Kogi East for attempting to snatch and destroy electoral materials.

According to reports, Iduh was gunned down around 10 am, when the voting was about to commence at the said polling unit in the area.

It was said that the deceased approached the polling unit and forcefully took BVAS and smashed it on the ground in his bid to destroy them and stop voting at the polling unit.

“Umoru emerged suddenly at the polling unit in the morning, took the BVAS and smashed it on the ground. Not satisfied, he stood on it and started jumping on it frequently, for it to scatter to pieces,” Abdullahi Danjuma who claimed to be in the polling unit to vote at the time of the incident, told Daily Trust.

“A person, suspected to be a vigilante rushed in from the crowd and fired at him, killing him instantly.”

Umoru Iduh, recently expressing interest in vying for the chairman position of the Anyigba Garage Load Carrier Association, leaves behind a wife and two children. He is the son of Alhassan Agolo, a prominent youth leader in the town.

Meanwhile, voting continued at the affected polling unit, despite the tragic incident.