At least five suspected political thugs have been arrested
with guns in Anambra.
Ikenga Tochukwu, police spokesperson in Anambra, confirmed
the development in a terse statement
He said the thugs were arrested on Saturday in Ihiala LGA,
and that pump-action guns were recovered from them.
“Five armed thugs (have been) arrested in Ihiala Anambra
State where four pump actions (were) recovered. Further development shall be
communicated,” the statement reads.
Briefing journalists on the development, Aderemi Adeoye, commissioner of police in
charge of elections in Anambra, said the suspects were “brought into the
secretariat” by a local government official.
“The second one is at Iyiala LGA, where a local government
official brought in armed thugs to the secretariat. The thugs have been
arrested — they are five in number,” he said.
The police commissioner said the suspects were arrested,
adding that an investigation was ongoing.
“Five pump-action
guns have been recovered and the thugs have been detained,” he said.
“We did warn from the outset, that we will not tolerate
thuggery and snatching of boxes and we will come hard on anyone who violates
the electoral act and guidelines issued by the Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) for the conduct of this election,” he added.
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