INEC discoled 242 polling units with 142 thousand 261 registered voters in 10 Local Government Areas of Katsina State were under serious security threat. 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday disclosed that 242 polling units with 142 thousand 261 registered voters in 10 Local Government Areas of Katsina State were under serious security threat. 

The Commission’s Head of the Department of Electoral Operation in the state, Husseni Jaafar, who revealed this at some stakeholders meeting in Katsina, said the polling units may be affected in the forthcoming general elections.

He said the electoral umpire has directed all the electoral officers of the affected local governments to liaise with security agencies, traditional and religious leaders in order to propose a safer place that would enable the commission to relocate the affected voters to cast their vote.

He added that the INEC has inaugurated a committee with a template under his leadership that would continue reviewing the security situation of the affected 242 polling units in the 10 local governments to ensure that all eligible voters in the state exercise their franchise in the forthcoming 2023 polls.