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There was tension at the INEC headquarters in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State as angry voters laid siege to the facility in protest over the non-availability of materials and ad-hoc staff at the Atissa and Epie polling units.

Police operatives stationed at the INEC complex fired sporadically into the air to scare the protesters but that proved abortive.

The shooting, it was learned, started when the Resident Electoral Commissioner Mr Alex Hart arrived on the scene and tried to address the crowd.

The security operatives with him also tried to disperse the crowd.

The protesters alleged that they were not given the right to vote, as there were no visible INEC officials at Imgbi, Azikoro, Kpansia, Okaka and down to Opolo.

Trouble started when some voters at Ward 3 Epie protested their inability to vote due to the non-availability of voting materials.