2019 Elections
#ElectionDay: Ballot box snatcher shot dead in Akwa Ibom
A yet to be identified ballot box snatcher man has allegedly being shot dead by soldiers monitoring elections as he made away with a ballot box at a polling unit in Ikot Udo Ossiom village, Akwa Ibom state.
The incident happened on Saturday morning during the Governorship/National Assembly elections.
The Nation reports that the young man had attempted to snatch the ballot in the morning immediately it arrived from INEC but was prevented by soldiers guiding the polling unit.
The victim reinforced and returned to the unit to snatch the ballot the second time.
Irked by such effrontery, the soldier opened fire and shot him dead.
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