Suspected political thugs on Saturday disrupted collation of results of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Edo state.
Senator Monday Okpebholo was leading by landslides in results of seven of the eight local government areas released by the party’s electoral officials.
And the officials had announced a break in the exercise to enable it wait for other officials to turn in their results.
Afterwards, suspected thugs stormed the lushville hotel, venue of the collation centre despite the presence of the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Funsho Adegboye.
They (thugs) beat up journalists, electoral officials and drove them out of the venue.
Television cameras and laptops belonging to journalists were also smashed.
