The investigation panel set up by Usman Baba,
inspector-general of police, has invited Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended
resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa.
The panel invited Yunusa-Ari over his conduct during the
April 15 governorship election in Adamawa state.
Yunusa-Ari had stirred controversy by declaring Aisha Binani
Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner when the collation
of the results was yet to be completed.
The Independent National Electoral Commission declared the
announcement null and void and summoned the REC to its headquarters in Abuja.
Subsequently, the electoral umpire wrote to the Nigeria
Police Force (NPF) to prosecute Yunusa-Ari over the electoral infraction.
On April 20, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the
suspension of the Adamawa REC pending the completion of an investigation by the
police.
A day later, INEC said it was not aware of the whereabouts
of Yunusa-Ari.
The IGP subsequently asked an investigative team to work in
collaboration with INEC on the matter.
The investigative panel invited Yunusa-Ari to show up at the
force headquarters in Abuja.
The panel is supposedly headed by Garba Umar, assistant
inspector-general of police, and head of Interpol in Nigeria.
Confirming the invitation of the REC on Monday, Funmi
Eguaoje, spokesperson of the force criminal investigation department (FCID),
told TheCable that he will appear before officials of INEC, Department of
States Services (DSS), and NPF.
“There was a
committee constituted to investigate, which included INEC and police. The AIG
Umar is the chairman of that committee,” Eguaoje said.
“He (Yunusa-Ari) was not invited by police or Interpol so to
say. He was invited by the committee. The committee comprises of officials of
DSS, NPF and INEC.”
In the build-up to the general election, the IGP appointed
Umar as the head of the election planning, monitoring and evaluation team.
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