The Kogi governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ended abruptly early Wednesday when gunmen invaded the venue of the election, Lokoja Confluence Stadium.
Gunmen invaded the venue during the sorting of votes around 1:45 am and began shooting sporadically.
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Reports say the officials had counted votes in eight out of 10 ballot boxes before the gunmen stormed the venue.
Aspirants, delegates and others scampered for safety following the shooting.
It is not known if there was any casualty.
Chairman of the electoral committee, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, escaped harm.
The governor, however, did not return to continue overseeing the process.
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Fintiri had earlier said 2,388 delegates were accredited out of a total of 2,511 from 21 local government areas of the state.
The aspirants cleared for the primary election are former governor of the state, Wada Idris; senator representing Kogi West, Dino Melaye; Erico Ameh, Aminu Suleiman, Grace Adejoh, Abubakar Ibrahim, Kabiru Haruna, Musa Wada, Saliu Atawodi, Mohammed Adah, Victor Adoji, Baye Averehi, and Emmanuel Omebije.
