Voting has been disrupted in Ejigbo, Osun State, following an outbreak of violence at a polling area during the ongoing governorship election.

Video footage shared online by Channels TV shows voters, residents and officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fleeing the area as tension escalated.

INEC officials, as well as residents, are seen scampering for safety as people ran in different directions and moved away from the polling area.

Motorcycles and vehicles were also seen moving through the area as residents attempted to escape the unfolding situation.

The immediate cause of the violence is yet unknown.