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#OsunDecides2026: INEC officials, voters flee as violence erupts at Ejigbo PU

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#OsunDecides2026: INEC officials, voters flee as violence erupts at Ejigbo PU

Violence erupted at a polling unit in Ejigbo during the Osun State governorship election. According to the Daily Post Nigeria, voters, residents, and Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials fled the area as tension escalated.

The cause of the violence was not immediately clear. A video footage from the scene showed people running in different directions, with motorcycles and vehicles moving through the area as residents attempted to escape.

Separately, Afrobeats singer Davido expressed concern over the delay in uploading election results to the INEC's Result Viewing Portal, calling for transparency and timely updates. He urged voters to remain at their polling units until their results had been uploaded and to ensure that figures were entered on the electronic EC8A result form.

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