The Supplementary election in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State has recorded one casualty as soldiers patrolling the council area have shot a yet-to-be-identified man.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared a supplementary election in the area today after election failed to hold there on Saturday, November 6 while the election held in the remaining 20 local governments.

While the election on Saturday recorded no casualty, on Tuesday, soldiers from a patrol van reportedly opened fire on commuters hundreds of metres away from the LGA headquarters and one fell, according to a report by ‘FIJ’

According to the news platform, crowd began to form around the man after the soldiers moved a short distance away, this prompted the soldiers to return, firing sporadically again and sending residents scampering for safety.

“When our (FIJ’s) reporter returned to the scene, the middle-aged man was no longer there. Multiple witnesses said he had been picked up by the soldiers,” reported the news platform.