Out of the 165 arrested people, 26 were held for being in possession of thumb-printed ballot papers or for attempting to snatch electoral materials. The remaining 139 were arrested for other forms of electoral offences
Among the arrested persons is the Aide-de-Camp to the Benue State Governor Gabriel Suswan, Olu Power. He was held for allegedly arresting security men who were on duty during the election in the state.
These details were contained in a paper titled, “List of electoral offences and arrest made during National Assembly elections,” which was made public by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja on Wednesday.
According to the paper, five AK47 rifles, 2GB rifles, one Pump Action Guns, four live jackets, one smoke cannister and 18 launcher bullets are listed as exhibits against Power.
These were not part of the arms and ammunition recovered in other parts of the country during the elections.
Apart from Power, a deputy superintendent of police, two other policemen were arrested for various electoral offences. The policemen are Bala Mohammed and Inuwa Hassan.
While Mohammed was arrested for unlawful possession of firearms, Hassan was picked up for allegedly wearing the tag of the Congress for Political Change at a polling station where he disguised as the party’s agent.
The INEC paper also shows that two soldiers were arrested in the Federal Capital Territory for impersonation.
The suspects are Nnamdi Damian and Izuchukwu Nelly. They were allegedly arrested along Kubwa/Dutse Alhaji junction, Abuja in a bus wearing Labour Party tags.
In Ogun State, Mr. Fatai Akintanmbi, a lawmaker was arrested for the unlawful possession of thumb -printed ballot papers.
Also, three INEC adhoc staff were arrested in Bayelsa State for the illegal diversion of election materials.
Details further showed that five people died in Osun State.
According to INEC, no arrest has been made over the deaths in Osun. But it said that several empty shells of AK 47 were recovered.
In Niger State, 11 persons were killed during a bomb explosion while the same number of persons were also wounded.
The commission also stated that 22 persons were killed in Borno State. They include five policemen; an officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission; and a chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in an unnamed local government.
Most of the killings in the state were attributed to the activities of the Boko Haram sect. The report claimed that the commission recovered one stolen AK 47 rifle.
In Kebbi State, one Umaru Suleiman, was also reportedly killed. The commission also claimed that 23 other persons were injured during the elections.
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