Voters who registered to cast their votes in places away
from their residences, had been barred by the police from proceeding to their
polling units in some parts of Kaduna State.
Some of the voters told the News Agency of Nigeria on phone
that security personnel prevented them from proceeding to their polling
centres.
Barry Joseph who lives in Kudan said he was stopped from
going to his polling unit in Kujama to cast his vote.
Helen John who lives in Television area of Kaduna, also
complained that she was prevented from going to cast her vote at her unit in
Kakuri by security agents stationed at Command Junction in Kaduna.
John James, who lives at Goningora, said he had registered
at Angwan Boro, but was also prevented from getting to the place by security personnel
at the command junction.
The police spokesperson in the state, Zubairu Abubakar, a
Deputy Superintendent of Police, said the action of the security personnel, was
in error.
He promised that the police would sort out the problem.
Meanwhile, election officials arrived Vice President Namadi
Sambo’s polling unit at about 11 a.m.; three hours behind the scheduled
commencement time for accreditation.
Security and several aides of the Vice President, as well as
voters who arrived the unity earlier, had to wait patiently for the arrival of
the officials at Ward 5, Kabala Doki in Kaduna.
(NAN)
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