Gunmen, in the early hours of Wednesday disrupted the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party that was held at the Confluence Stadium in Kogi State.
The disruption ended the exercise at about 1:45am.
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Votes in eight out of the 10 ballot balloxes had been counted and sorted before the commotion ensued.
Before the disruption, heavy windstorm and rain had threatened to bring the exercise to an end.
Aspirants, delegates and others scampered for safety.
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The number of those that sustained injury were yet to be ascertained as at the time of filing this report.
The chairman of the Electoral Committee and Adamawa Governor Ahmadu Fintiri was among those who escaped unhurt.
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