Nigerians have taken to social media to lambaste the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission, (KANSIEC), for allowing children to take part and vote in the election that took place across the 44 local government areas in the state on Saturday.
Several pictures and videos circulating on social media reveal children obviously between the ages of 9 and 16, being accredited by electoral officials wearing face masks within the KANSIEC logo.
In one of the videos, a young boy who appears to be between the age of 11 and 13, at Gwazaye polling unit, Kumbotso local government area, is seen fixing his thumbprint against a party logo while other children struggle to receive their ballot papers.
Although, many initially doubted if the videos and pictures were recent, they were soon authenticated when officials wearing face-masks in compliance with the Covid-19 guidelines were seen.
In the videos also, some of the children are seen forming queues and mingling in contravention of the Covid-19 protocol. They subsequently affix thumbprints on ballot papers and cast their ballots.
