Indigenes of Akwa Ibom have shutdown Uyo and its environs over irregularities and snatching of ballot boxes by the people they described as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) thugs during the Governorship and House of Assembly elections that took place across the 31 local government areas on Saturday.
Already five people have been reportedly feared dead during the polls in about five local government areas in the state during the polls.
The protest was triggered by the on-going announcement by the State’s Independent National Electoral Commission which clearly shows the PDP leading where most of the protesters claimed no election took place.
The protesters are of mainly of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
They mounted road blocks along the popular Oron Road near Asong Ama by Udo Udoma junction with a call on INEC to stop the announcement of the results.
The protesters were prevented from entering Udo Udoma Avenue by the heavily armed security operatives that used their Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) and Hilux patrol vans to block the road to avoid the disruption of the results announcement.
Also, an helicopter was sighted hovering round Uyo.
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