Osun rerun Protest as thugs bar voters in Orulu LGA
By Guardian Exclusive
27 September 2018 |
11:16 am
Some registered voters of Orolu community in Disu Oke-Odo area, ward 7, Kajola road in Osun state were on Thursday prevented by some heavily armed political thugs from accessing their polling units to cast their votes in the ongoing supplementary election in the state.
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