BY Fredrick Nwabufo
The Kano state police command has arrested a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ward chairman for coordingating the seiure of ballot boxes, Magaji Musa Majia, Kano police spokesman, disclosed on Saturday.
According to Majia, “about 7:30am while the staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were distributing election materials in Madobi local government area and at Kauran Mata ward, a gang of thugs led by Hussaini Ibrahim of the same village who served as the ward chairman of the PDP and an agent of the party who wore its tag conspired with 18 others armed with dangerous weapons attacked, seized about 4015 ballot papers and other sensitive materials, tore and set them ablaze”.
The Kano police spokesman however added that the INEC staff and the card reader were safe.
“The commissioner of police Kano state, Ibrahim K. Idris, personally rushed to the remote village and ensured safety. And he immediately reported the incident to the state INEC office who reallocated voting materials and supplied under tight security escort,” he said.
Majia observed that accreditation and voting went smoothly thereafter, noting that no single injury or fatality was recorded.
He also disclosed that 14 identified suspects had been arrested while two knives, one cutlass, and one stick had been recovered.
“Five suspects are still at large and investigation into the incident has already commenced,” he added.
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