The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command has said it has handed over four suspected electoral offenders to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for prosecution. The Police Public Relations Officers in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday. Hundeyin said out of 23 persons arrested during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Lagos State, six of them were allegedly found to be culpable for electoral and criminal acts.
March 11, 2023Hundeyin said out of 23 persons arrested during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Lagos State, six of them were allegedly found to be culpable for electoral and criminal acts.
The Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command has said it has handed over four suspected electoral offenders to the Independent National Electoral Commission for prosecution.The Police Public Relations Officers in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday.Hundeyin said out of 23 persons arrested during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Lagos State, six of them were allegedly found to be culpable for electoral and criminal acts.
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