As voting begins in the ongoing governorship election in Ondo State, sporadic shootings have been reported in a polling unit.
The incident occurred at Pollíng Unit 11, Edo Lodge in Oke Ijebu, Akure, the state capital.
Ondo police spokesman, Tee-Lee Ikoro confirmed the incident to newsmen in Akure.
He said Mobile Police operatives have been deployed to the scene.
No casualty was recorded as at the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship candidate, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has voted.
He cast his vote at exactly 09: 50AM.
Wife of Ondo Governor, Mrs. Betty Akeredolu, has latched out at those behind a viral video stating she was injured at the polling centre after thugs invaded the place.
She said the sponsors of the video were insane.
Mrs. Akeredolu, who spoke at their Owo residence, said the video was meant to damage the voting exercise, distort information and put it in a bad light.
She expressed optimism her husband would emerge victorious.
“People are exercising their franchise. The good thing is that people are voting in a peaceful manner. If we continue like that in all other polling unit we dont have anything to fear about violence
“We encourage people to vote and not fight. I urged people to vote in a peaceful manner so that our voices will be held.”
On viral video that she was injured, she said, “That is insane, that is absurd. That tells you how desperate people can be in politics or our political landscape.
“I am here in the ambience of my country home and somebody is there doctoring video that I was injured.
“Were you the one that injured me? Such desperation will not do any good to them.
“The detractors want to damage the exercise, to distort information and put one on a bad light. It is all false. We will emerge victorious.”
