Thugs wielding dangerous weapons in their hundreds attacked a polling unit in Alasawa Kwaciri ward 030, Kurna Gabas of Fagge LGA of Kano State, and dispersed voters.
According to Vanguard, men and women ran for their lives to escape danger as thugs threw stones at them.
However, armed policemen intervened and stopped the violence and also chased the thugs away, thereby providing protection for the activity to continue.
The police present protected the polling materials and INEC workers and called back the people to continue casting their votes.
Voting began Saturday morning at the ward in Kano which is one of the places supplementary elections have been declared.
No injury has been reported so far.
WITHIN NIGERIA had reported that hoodlums disrupted and snatched the ballot box at Umuarusi Amandugba hall in the Isu local government area of Imo state.
It was learnt that about five thugs invaded the polling units at about 09:19 am.