The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has reacted to a viral video
claiming that some of its officers have arrested a criminal syndicate engaging
in electoral fraud in the federal capital territory (FCT).
On Tuesday, a video showing some persons arrested with some
items like the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) machines of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) appeared on social media.
In the video, some of the items were branded with the tag —
INEC.
The persons were said to have been arrested at a building located in Maitama, FCT, the country’s capital.
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Reacting to the video, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson,
said the police visited the building after a tip-off from residents of the area
in Maitama, Abuja.
In a statement, on Wednesday, Adejobi disclosed that when
the police arrived at the building, some electoral materials, including BVAS
machines, were discovered.
The police spokesperson added that INEC confirmed that the
occupants of the house are staff of Emperor Technology, a firm outsourced by
INEC to provide engineering services.
“Operatives of the
Nigeria Police Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), acting on a tip from residents
of an area in Maitama who reported suspicious activities, visited the location,
interviewed the occupants, and conducted a search on the house,” Adejobi said.
“In the course of the search, some electoral materials and
BVAS machines were discovered in their possession.
“However, the Independent National Electoral Commission,
when contacted, confirmed that the occupants of the house are staff of Emperor
Technology, outsourcing engineering services to the INEC, and they were
immediately released to go about their lawful business.
“The force, while urging well-meaning members of the public
to discountenance the false and misconstrued narrative being spread by some
sections of the media about the arrest of these individuals and their link with
BVAS manipulation, charged reporters and media houses to endeavour to do due
diligence and ascertain the veracity of the information on the public space
before spreading such to avoid being victims of the ‘breaking news syndrome’.”
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