APC took advantage of bombings in Borno to rig —Witness

The Peoples Democratic Party collation agent in Damboa local government area of Borno state, Thursday Bukar Bukar Petrol claimed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) took advantage of the bombings that occurred in Damboa town during the February 23, 2019 election, to rig the poll.

The agent made the claim while appearing before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja Thursday, noting that there were bombings in the area during voting which made the electorate to run helter-skelter.

During cross-examination by counsel to the APC and President Muhammadu Buhari its candidate, the witness said that was possible because the 100 polling units in the 10 wards of the Damboa local government area were cited on the premises of the local government secretariat in Damboa town because of the security situation then.

He said: “When the explosions occurred, everybody ran away. After the explosions, the Civilian JTF took over the election and the 3rd respondent (APC) took advantage of the situation to rig the election.”

He said he subsequently reported the incident to the Divisional Police Officer, the military intelligence, the Criminal Investigation Bureau, the military police, head of the National Orientation Agency and his party, the PDP. ‎He confirmed that it was only the report to his party that was in writing.

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