Soldiers on Thursday arrested three men conveying a truck load of election materials meant for the governorship election in Ekiti State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the materials were impounded at Itawure Junction near Efon-Alaye, in Efon Local Government Area of the state.
The Brigade Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, Brig.-Gen. Aliyu Momoh, made the disclosure on Thursday night at a media briefing.
He said his men, at a checkpoint in Itawure, stopped the men, who could not provide satisfactory answers to questions posed to them by the soldiers.
The arrested men were Olufemi Ose, Segun Akanbi and Biodun Erinfolami.
NAN reports that the men were said to be driving a Mercedes Benz truck marked Lagos APP 952 XL, which has the inscription of Adewole F Odunayo Enterprises on its sides.
Materials found in the vehicle included ballot papers, rubber stamps, ink pads, reflective jackets bearing the Independent National Electoral Commission, among others.
However, it was observed that the rubber stamps and ink pads bore 2014, but some of the ballot papers bore 2007 election and 2009 rerun governorship election marks.
Momoh, who said his men were not in the state to harass or molest anybody, warned against any attempt to cause trouble.
“We are not here to intimidate or harass anybody, but we want to sound a note of warning that whoever thinks he can cause trouble by engaging in funny things will be dealt with severely.
“You only need to have your voter card and use your thumb to print the appropriate area on the ballot paper,” he said.
One of the arrested men, Olufemi Ose, said he was contacted by somebody in Lagos to help convey beans to Akure.
He said it was in Akure that another person asked him to come over to Ado-Ekiti to help him convey some waste items. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Ha God don catch them thats evidence in d court of law can smbody tell me the party who can do this?
ReplyDeleteAPC
DeleteThe APC of course!. The people are behind Fayose and therefore PDP and APC knows this. It is time up for a APC in the state. Fayemi, please pack ur load.
DeleteFayose of course. Desperado. He will start screaming APC now. Initially he was screaming death threat. Who wants to kill a miscreant.
DeleteI pick holes in this report. Its just a set up to mess up a particular party.
DeleteKUDOS TO YOUR BRAVERY NIGERIAN ARMY. THING MUST TURN AROUND IN EKITI.ALL POLITICAL PARTIES MUST GIVE PEACE A CHANCE ESPECIALLY THE APC.
ReplyDeleteMr 5.35am, who else could do it if not the unpopular party who wants to stay put in power at all costs. They have boasted of winning the election with or without our votes. So this could be one of their plans. All Ekitis must watch APC closely. They have the capacity to rig and still blame others for their crime.
ReplyDeleteIt is surely PDP. They are so desperate they will do anything. They paid those guys to dent APCs image. APC is too smart for this crap.
ReplyDeleteboth APC and PDP are riggers! but has the electorate quickly forgotten what led to Fayose's dismall from Govt house, i am NOT a member of any party, but the 2 parties will have are filled with HIGHLY corrupt people which the new generation of Nogerians MUST kick out by All means!!!!!
ReplyDeleteBad day for Fayemi, Fashola and Tinubu men. Watch out when APC starts accusing or alleging or crying that opposition is about to do something, know that APC has already or about to do that thing. When they cry someone is after them it means they have already concluded eliminating someone from opposition or person they feel supports their opposition. It was not long Tinubu alleged PDP wants to rig in Ekiti, he went on to say "Rig and Roast". Now it turns out APC is the party trying to rig. Woe unto evil party. Many have died and many missing as result of inordinate ambition to takeover power from PDP by all means. If all Nigerians die and APC secures power it does not concern them. Approaches of Hegellians and Machivelians at work in APC.
ReplyDeletePDP POWER,
ReplyDeleteThe materials belong to INEC. Afterall, it is carrying their logo and materials.
ReplyDeleteThe military should look for the chibok girls. Rubbish
ReplyDeleteCan you vulunteer yourself to look for the chibok girl useless man
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