The chairman of Estako Central Local Government Area of Edo State, Emmanuel Momoh and six other APC leaders were yesterday arrested by soldiers allegedly led by one Brigadier-General Odidi.
As stated by residents of that locality, soldiers intimidated voters at polling units contrary to directives that the military would stay away from polling units.
Majority Leader of Edo State House of Assembly and APC candidate for Estako Federal Constituency, Hon Philip Shaibu, told newsmen that Brigadier-General Odidi visited polling units and intimidated voters.
Hon Shaibu who hailed security agencies for not heeding to the plan of their bosses said the Brigadier-General seized the keys of some vehicles belonging to voters driving to their polling units.