The Lagos State Police Command on Tuesday paraded 11 suspects for unlawful possession of PVC/Diversion of sensitive electoral materials during the last gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections held in the state.
The suspects were paraded at the State Investigation and Intelligence Department, SCIID, Yaba, Panti.
The suspects identified as Chisom Kalu, Charity Hannah, Mike Nwokehia, Elizabeth Adenike, and Joseph Agada were arrested in Mushin, Ojo and Awani areas of Lagos. Recovered from the suspect are one hundred and fourteen (114) PVCs, two ballot boxes, one BVAS machine, and three ballot papers.
Other suspects who were also paraded are Sunday Awnunu, Omaji Oyegwra, and Okeke Vivian Chinyere.
Sunday Awnunu was also arrested in Badagry for conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and unlawful Possession of electoral materials on the 18th March 2023 at about 2:27 pm. Sunday Awnunu came to Idale town hall Polling Unit to disrupt the electoral process. He was arrested by the Police with sixteen pieces of electoral papers (specimen) with nineteen pieces of designed form that contain name and account number at the polling Unit.
Okeke Vivian Chinyere was arrested for unlawful possession of electoral material suspected to be fake, on 16th March, 2023 at about 2:20 PM. She was arrested with an INEC identity card (TAG) for election duty within Ipaja area of Lagos State, she claimed to have printed the tag from one James Sarah Akintola printing office in Ipaja.
Recovered from him are sixteen pieces of electoral papers (specimen), Nineteen pieces of designed form that contain names and accounts at the polling unit.
It was learned that during the counting and sorting of ballot papers at the Polling Unit, Omaji Oyegwra Kenneth was threatening the INEC official to upload the election result while the INEC official complained of poor network. In the process, Omaji Oyegwra assaulted the police officer at the polling unit including the INEC official.
Parading the suspects, the spokesperson Lagos state police Command SP Benjamin Hundeyin said the suspects involved in unlawful possession of PVC/Diversion of sensitive electoral materials will be handed over to the Independent National Electoral Commission for prosecution.
Another suspect identified as Animashun Kabiru who was arrested in Sabo area in Lagos was paraded for unlawful possession of firearms.
It was gathered that two jack knives, a small axe, pepper spray, one locally made pistol, one dagger and charms were recovered from him.