Chaos rocked the Okaikwei Central Collation Center as frustrated voters reportedly destroyed election machines amid growing tensions over the vote-counting process.

The incident occurred after delays in the collation of results, with some voters expressing dissatisfaction with the transparency of the process.

Eyewitnesses say a group of agitated voters, upset over what they perceived as irregularities, confronted election officials.

The situation quickly escalated, leading to the destruction of several voting machines, which were used for the electronic tallying of votes.