Tensions have escalated in the Rumuepirikom community, Rivers State, as gunmen disrupt voting in the ongoing LG election.
Rumuepirikom is the home of Chief Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory who is opposed to the election taking place.
Observers say that voting could not take place as heavy gunfire rings out during election day.
Further reports indicate that earlier, unknown individuals warned residents to stay indoors, discouraging them from participating in the polls.
As electoral officers approached the voting station in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area, armed assailants arrived and launched an attack, effectively seizing control of the area.
One person has reportedly been injured by gunfire and is receiving medical treatment.
The violence has left voters in fear, disrupting the electoral process.
