Five ad hoc officials of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo
were on Saturday
arrested for thumb-printing ballot papers in the governorship re-run election
in the state.
The officials were arrested at Omuma
Primary School in Oru East local government following an order by Mr Mike
Igini, one of the resident electoral commissioners deployed to Imo for the
election.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner
in Imo, Dr Gabriel Ada, who confirmed the arrest, said that the officials were
already in police custody.
Ada said the ad hoc workers connived
with agents of a political party to thumb-print ballot papers leading to their
arrest.
In the same vein, the election has
been cancelled in Ozuh Primary School, Omuma following the arrest of 25 persons
claiming to be INEC officials by military men.
The arrested persons and the
election materials in their possession were taken to the Oru East local
government headquarters.
5 INEC adhoc officials arrested for thumb-printing ballot papers in Imo
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