The Niger state police command has arrested two persons for raising false alarms over electoral malpractice ahead of the gubernatorial polls in the state.
PAY ATTENTION: Donate to Legit Charity on Patreon. Your support matters!
The police spokesperson in Niger state, Abiodun Wasiu, confirmed the arrest noting that the culprits were in custody for attempting to breach public peace.
He said:
“The informant who was identified as Engineer Ndagi and one other were immediately arrested for giving false information and attempt to cause breach of peace at the scene.”
As reported by the Vanguard, police operatives invaded the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) upon receiving a call that there were ongoing activities of thumbprinting at the venue.
PAY ATTENTION: Share your outstanding story with our editors! Please reach us through [email protected]!
Narrating the incident, the Director of Digital and Strategic Communications of the Bago Campaign Organisation, Abdulberqy Ebbo, revealed that the police immediately began to ransack the whole building upon arrival at the scene.
Recommended for you "I can't let it waste": Nigerian lady in Oyinbo restaurant quickly puts her...
This alleged thumbprinting was said to have been done in favour of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) ahead of Saturday, March 11, gubernatorial polls.
Ehbo revealed that the police officer who led the team said:
“I got a call that the situation was being searched by the...
This story is the second in an ongoing series on the Cost of Fraud, as Open the Books tallies the hidden fees on American tax returns. Click here to read the first story on fraudulent autism billi...