At the break of dawn, today the year of our Lord 28th March 2015 ;) so many plannings and schemes for the past three month had culminated to what the next 24hrs or less would bring. From the north to south ,from the east to the west Nigerians are out in droves to exercise their civic rights.These are some of the latest that has been happening all around the country,more live updates;
Hacking of inec website:
The official website of the Independent National Election Commission (INEC) was hacked today, by a group identifying itself as the Nigerian Cyber Army.
“Sorry xD Your Site has been STAMPED by TeM Nigerian Cyber Army FEEL SOME SHAME ADMIN!! Security is just an illusion” a statement read on the hacked INEC site.
Boko Haram Attacks Voters In Gombe
Boko Haram appeared to carry through their threat to disrupt the general elections as suspected insurgents attacked two polling stations in Gombe, leaving at least two voters dead.
One election official said after the shootings in Birin Bolawa and Birin Fulani: “We could hear the gunmen shouting, ‘Didn’t we warn you about staying away from (the) election?’”
Polling stations had earlier opened at 8:00am across the country but the late arrival of officials and materials delayed the accreditation process before voting proper from 1:30pm.
Handheld technology to read biometric voter identity cards is being used for the first time, which the country’s electoral commission hopes will cut voter fraud that has blighted previous elections
Bomb Blast in Enugu State
A bomb went off at the WTC primary and secondary school premises. There are five polling booths in the WTC complex and according to a female witness, who lives very close to the premises, the first bomb went off with a deafening blast at 7.38am.
The noise attracted policemen and residents around the area to the sight of the blast including early voters. But the regular policemen, worried that there could be more bombs, warned people off while they waited for the arrival of the police bomb squad.
With the arrival of the Bomb Squad, it was learnt that the first bomb was planted in a Honda saloon car. The Commissioner of Police who was drafted in the area for the election exercise, Dan Bature was at the scene as well.
As at the time of filing this report, the Bomb Squad had detonated three other bombs and were still trying to detonate others.
Addressing journalists, Bature confirmed that a Honda Accord car with registration number KUJ 971 LB was abandoned in the WTC “and our men were alerted. The Bomb Disposal Department discovered some well-placed Improvised Explosive Devises (IED).
Bature said, “we don’t know their motives or who they are. No lives were lost. We are here in full strength and we are on top of the situation. All is well and we will ensure those who are here to vote will vote.”
Police Arrest Man for Distributing Stolen PVCs in Ebonyi
A man identified as Ozoemena Odenta has been arrested by the police in Ikwo Division of Ebonyi state Police Command for allegedly distributing stolen PVCs in Ekawoke ward in the area
The suspect was accused to have stolen the cards, numbering over 300, from INEC officials during the last distribution exercise and disappeared, only to resurface on the election day with the cards, which he distributed based on his discretion to his loyalists.
Confirming the incident, the Deputy Coordinator of Goodluck/ Sambo 2015 Project in Ebonyi state, Ambassador Frank Ogbuewu noted that the culprit was among the suspects that had already been fingered for the crime when the act was committed.
The Coordinator bemoaned the National chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega for using the card readers to experiment election as sensitive as the 2015 general election.
Instead, he should have assessed the efficiency of the machines in the conduct of bye- election in either national assembly or state house of assembly election.
On a lighter note Google Nigeria page is polling station of its own.Take a look.LOL
