By our reporter| Two persons were feared killed on Saturday in Surulere area of Lagos during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the Lagos council election.
The yet-to-be-identified individuals were reportedly killed when the hoodlums invaded some wards in Surulere on Saturday afternoon.
The hoodlums who ordered voters in the affected wards to vacate the premises, also injured many others.
There were also reported cases of violence in other parts of the state where the exercise turned violent.
Some staff of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) were beaten in the violence while others escaped unhurt.
In some polling booths in Egbeda Akowonjo under Alimosho LGA, supporters clashed following rumours that a chairmanship aspirant was attempting to rig the process.
At ward B, Iru, Victorial Island, some members of the party were seen fighting while electoral officers were harassed as well.
However, the state APC secretariat on Saturday evening was barricaded by armed security operatives as results from the wards started to arrive.
The APC is conducting the primaries in the 245 wards across the 20 LGAs and 37 local council development areas (LCDAs) in Lagos.
Fifty-seven chairmanship positions and 377 councillorship slots are being contested in the election scheduled for July 24.
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