INEC Official Arrested For Mass Thumb-printing Of Ballot Papers

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INEC Official Arrested For Mass Thumb-printing Of Ballot Papers

A Deputy Inspector General of Police, Job Doma deployed to Imo state for Saturday’s rerun election in the state alongside deployed Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mike Igini has arrested a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission for allegedly mass thumb printing in Omuma, Oru east Local Government Area of the state.


The suspect were said to have been arrested at Osu primary school, Omuma where they were engaged in massive thumb printing for one of the political parties.


Also arrested were fake INEC officials who posed as Returning Officers at the Collation Centre.


The Edo State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mike Igini, who was among the INEC team deployed for the election, disclosed that the INEC officials were arrested at Umumma primary school Ward 10 Polling Unit 008, Polling Unit 003 and three others.

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“myself accompanied by the Assistant Inspector General of Police and Commissioner Police have arrested poll officials in Oru East involved in mass thumb printing and are now taken to owerri.


“Upon my suspicion, an impostor who claimed to be lNEC staff without proof acting as a presiding officer, l ordered his arrest and it was effected by the Police”.


The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr Gabriel Ada has confirmed the arrest to LEADERSHIP, however, he said that the suspects were ad hoc staff.