The Imo State Collation Centre in Owerri witnessed chaos on Sunday as two party agents engaged in a physical altercation, exchanging blows during the collation process. The collation, led by the returning officer, Prof Abayomi Fasina, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University in Oye, Ekiti, had commenced at 2:40 am on Sunday.
The process started amidst protests from party agents and has been marked by controversies since its initiation. One of the agents was heard questioning, “Where are we rushing to?” as the events unfolded.
The altercation between two unidentified party agents led to their removal from the venue. The exact details of the dispute and the names of the individuals involved were not immediately available at the time of this report.