Poll: Police arrest 323 persons over electoral offences, sundry crimes vanguardngr.com vanguardnews
This picture shows a torn carton of Presidential ballot papers which were seized by Nigerian Army on the election day at Nigerian Army’s Bori camp in Port Harcourt, Southern Nigeria, on February 26, 2019.
Acting Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, speaking Monday, at the post-presidential and National Assembly elections evaluation meeting with strategic police managers, at the Force Headqarters, Abuja, said he had directed the Special Electoral Offences Team of the Force to undertake detailed and conclusive investigations into all the cases with a view to liaising with the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in ensuring their prosecution.
“We shall, nonetheless, deploy all lawful assets and assert our statutory powers to deal decisively, firmly, and promptly with any person or groups that may attempt to disrupt the process,”he warned. “Doing otherwise shall attract the full and appropriate response from the police and other security agencies,” he added.
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