The Commissioner of Police in Kogi state, Mr Hakeem Busari, has disclosed that four persons lost their lives during the election in the state.
Busari who confirmed this while speaking to newsmen in Lokoja on the situation of elections in the state, said two people lost their lives at Atuma community in Ankpa local government area of the state .
He stated that one person died in Dekina LGA and the fourth person lost his life at Yagba west, saying his men were able to put the situation under control during and after the elections.
Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Mopamuro Local Government Area of Kogi State boycotted Sunday rescheduled House of Assembly election.
The State Houses of Assembly Elections was held across the country on Saturday, but that of Mopamuro Constituency was slated for Sunday because the ballot papers of Ankpa LGA were wrongly sent to the constituency.
The former Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Arch. Yomi Awoniyi who confirmed the boycott, said the leadership of Mopamuro LGA PDP, having consulted with the Zonal, and State leadership of the party hierarchy, have withdrawn from House of Assembly Election.
The withdrawal according to him was to essentially save lives and properties, saying: “the brazen ballot box snatching that was experienced in the adjoining local government areas in the yesterday’s elections, the shooting of party agents in a very senseless manner, harassment of PDP candidates in adjoining local government areas, particularly that of Yagba West to be specific and the influx of hoodlums from outside Mopamuro and the incessant gunshots which had reign the skies at night for the last three days, and the Mopamuro House of Assembly election been a stand alone, where all the apparatus of thuggery would be unleashed in Mopamuro, the party feels our victory is not worth the blood of any citizen of this local government area.
“The party is therefore advising their party agents to stay clear from the election as we’re boycotting the election”
