Tension as Police recover card readers, laptops in Abia estate

Barely one week after eight staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abia State were
quizzed for alleged attempt to steal card readers, the police have recovered five card readers and two laptops belonging to INEC from  a hideout in Umuahia.
The recovery was said to have been made by detectives of the Zone 9 Police Command Umuahia.
The INEC materials,  according to a Police source, were found in  “a hidden location” in Amoba Housing Estate, Old Umuahia, following a tip off.
Our source added that the items were recovered from a location close to the residence of one of the INEC officials being interrogated by the police over the attempted card reader theft.
Six more INEC staff, including the Secretary to the Resident Electoral Commissioner,  were picked up last Thursday besides two Information Communication Technology employees earlier arrested in connection with the card reader theft.
The REC, Prof. Selina Oko, said she was also  informed about the recovery by the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 9, Mr Usman Gwary, on Monday.
Oko explained that she travelled outside the state, adding that she AIG inspect the recovered item when she returned to the state.
She said, “The AIG called me this morning to come and inspect some materials that were recovered but I told him that I was not in Umuahia.
“I told him that I would come to inspect them when I return.”
The Police Public Relations Officer in charge of the zone, Mr. Emmanuel Jiakponna, declined comment on the matter.
He rather demanded the source of the reporter’s information.