Angry youths in Rivers State have protested against alleged manipulation of presidential election results in the state. The youths, who came out en masse to vote, had, on Saturday night, refused to go home, insisting that officials of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) must upload election results before exiting polling units.
Voters at Ward 12, Unit 11 in Port Harcourt City Council blocked the exit way for INEC officials, insisting the results must be uploaded. It took intervention of security agencies to bring the situation under control, assuring that the electoral officers would upload the results.
MEANWHILE THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IN THE STATE Okon Effiong has warned “Citizens to avoid violent street protests over election results