Police on Saturday foiled an attempt by suspected hoodlums to kidnap officials of the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission (LASIEC) during the local council election in Orile Agege area of the state. Thugs numbering over 500 stormed polling booths in the Mulero area of Orile Agege in a bid to snatch ballot boxes and kidnap election officials during the election. The thugs had earlier clashed with each other and forced election officials, voters, and party agents in the area to scamper for safety. But the timely arrival of the state’s Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu, and a contingent of armed police personnel restored normalcy in the area. He ordered police operatives to cordon off adjourning streets and directed everyone who had no business at polling units to leave immediately. One of the suspected thugs was later arrested by police. Odumosu, who addressed journalists a few minutes later, said the fracas was caused by party’s supporters in the area.