As electorate prepares to vote in the upcoming gubernatorial election to select a successor to outgoing Governor Godwin Obaseki, security measures have been significantly heightened across the state.
According to Journalist, voters have already begun arriving at their polling stations.
Security personnel, primarily from the Nigerian Army and police force, have set up roadblocks on several major streets and roads.
In Benin City, military operatives have blocked both sides of the road at Agho and Joromi junctions along Ekenwa Road, causing disruptions for motorists.
Similarly, Oba Market Road, as well as Ebiwe, Forestry, and Mission Road junctions, have been secured by the Army and police.Further roadblocks have been set up by military personnel at Sokponba junction, Sapele, and Airport Roads.
Armored Personnel Carriers (APCs) belonging to the Army are stationed at Akpakpava Road near the Central Bank of Nigeria.
