Nigeria, June 20 -- (BVAS) failed to verify faces of some voters during Saturday's off-cycle governorship election in Ekiti State.

PREMIUM TIMES observed the development in Ikere Ekiti in Okere Ekiti Local Government Area of Ekiti State.

At the polling unit in Osagburu/Hall Oke oloti, Ward 3, Ikere Ekiti, four female voters could not exercise their rights to vote because the BVAS machine failed to verify their facial features for accreditation.

PREMIUM TIMES observed a long queue at the polling unit. As of 4:20 p.m., voters were still on queue waiting to cast their votes.

The BVAS device, which picks facial and fingerprint recognition, repeatedly rejected scans even after multiple attempts.

"I got here around 8 a.m. to exercise my ri...