Police restore calm at Osogbo polling unit
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armed policemen quickly restored calm on thursday at one of the polling units ward 5 unit 17 alekuwodo osogbo where the re-run governorship election is taking place1 the news agency of nigeria nan reports that at about 12 noon while voting was still going on some street urchins and political thugs took over the area causing problems for the people in the affected area1 the timely intervention of the security personnel drafted to the area who shot into the air scared away the hoodlums causing problem in the area1 as at the time of filing this report the alekuwodo area of osogbo and all the adjoining streets in the area were tense as residents scampered for safety while shops were hurriedly closed1 also at the popular ola-iya a few kilometres away from the polling unit there was heavy security presence with police vehicle stationed at strategic places1 also at biket area osogbo where the pdp secretariat is located hundreds of people mostly youth confronted the security operatives1 the situation however led to open confrontation between the two groups disrupting the free flow of human and traffic for several minutes before it was brought under control1