Voters in Nigeria run for their lives as violence flares during the much-anticipated presidential election on Saturday. <br /><br />Political thugs chase voters at a polling unit in the largest city, Lagos, amid reports of killings, ballot boxes being set on fire and gunshots.<br /><br />This footage, filmed in Okota, western Lagos, shows people running away from a polling unit as "thugs" chase them, according to the filmer. Live rounds were also discharged in Okota on Saturday, reported africanews. <br /><br />Four people were also shot dead in the southern Rivers State, according to the local Premium Times. <br /><br />Earlier in the week, President Buhari said there would be harsh repercussions for anyone attempting to take ballot boxes. It is unclear whether security was involved in the shootings.
