The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Adeolu
Egbetokun, has confirmed that three suspects arrested by soldiers during the
just concluded governorship election in Kogi State are police officers.
Recall that soldiers on election duty in Okene, on Saturday,
intercepted black-coloured security vehicles and arrested occupants of the
cars.
The soldiers made other arrests during the election. Most of
the miscreants were suspected to be political thugs.
However, the IGP, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the
Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed that three of the
suspects are policemen.
The police boss, while thanking officers who participated in
the Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa State off-circle election, vowed to sanction erring
officers.
The statement reads partly, “In Kogi State, it has been
confirmed that three officers who were arrested by soldiers and handed over to
the Police were indeed police personnel but were found to be escorting a VIP
contrary to directives.
“Others who were arrested by election officers escorting
VIPs during the polls will also be sanctioned as such actions are against
established protocols, and the officers involved will face disciplinary measures
as a consequence.”
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