BREAKING: One Killed as Bayelsa Governorship Election Turns Violent

A clash between supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has claimed a live in Famgbe, Bayelsa State.

Daily Report Nigeria reports that the victim was shot dead during a fracas that left several others injured on Saturday.

Ovie Ogbara, a younger brother to Benjamin Ogbara, a Bayelsa State House of Assembly aspirant under the APC in 2021, is also listed as of one those injured during in process.

Shooting is said to have ensued after loyalists of the APC and PDP tried to scare each other away from polling units.

“One person has been shot dead in Famgbe community and accreditation is yet to start,” a resident told newsmen.

“The situation is very tense here. APC boys started shooting to scare PDP loyalists. PDP retaliated and both APC and PDP thugs are out to undo each other.

“Currently, both parties are blaming each other for the violence and everyone is just scared.”

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