Nigeria Decides 2019- The police and other security agencies have been called in to protect the senatorial collation centre in kogi West, as tension mount in Kogi East as suspected thugs are reportedly preventing the movement of election results to the INEC state headquarters, to Lokoja, the capital.

The development has resulted in the delay of results from the senatorial collation centres across the state.

Senator Dino Melaye confirmed the development in the in his (Kogi West) Senatorial district.

The Kogi State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. James Apam said that no single result from the 21 local government areas have been received by the commission.

Collation of results in the Kogi is characterized by suspense, raising fears of possible eruption of violence across the state.