Men of the 222 Battalion, Agbarha-Otor, Ughelli North Local Government
Area of Delta State have
recovered 8 ballot boxes and 310 Permanent Voters
Card, PVCs from suspected political thugs during the presidential and national
assembly elections.
Addressing newsmen Friday during a show of force exercise aimed at
reassuring electorates of the commitment of security agencies in protecting
them during and after the governorship and state House of Assembly election, the
Commanding Officer of the battalion, Lt. Col. Mathew Oyekola stated that owing
to the success of the exercise, the system has deemed it fit for it to be
repeated ahead of the April 11 elections.
He said: “As a command, we made series of successes in stemming
the tide of election irregularities by arresting some persons who wanted to
perpetrate violence as well as the recovery of 8 ballot boxes and 310 PVCs at
Ndokwa East Local Government Area.
“The suspects and the electoral materials have since been handed
over to the police and the Returning Officer for the LGA.”
Areas covered by the show of force exercise include; Ughelli North,
Ughelli South, Isoko North, Isoko South and Ethiope East.
Others are Ndokwa East, Ndokwa West, Bomadi and Burutu Local
Government Areas.
Army recovers 8 ballot boxes, 310 PVCs in Delta
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