24 arrested for snatching ballot boxes during gov polls —Army NigeriaDecides
The Nigerian Army said it arrested no fewer than 24 suspects in connection with electoral offences during the Saturday Governorship and House Assembly elections in Imo, Abia and Cross River States.
Musa said of the 15 suspects, five were political thugs, arrested at Lokpanta while on their way to disrupt election at Lekwesi community.He said the other six suspects were arrested at Osisioma junction while they were conveying already thumb-printed ballot papers in a vehicle.“On questioning, one of the suspects claimed the ballot papers were specimens for the campaign,’’ he said.
He said the suspects were “escorting a prominent female politician in a political party vehicle’’ at the time of arrest.
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