Police arrest 4 suspects over forgery, theft of Imo APC wards, LG electoral materials

The Nigeria Police have arrested four suspects who were alleged to have forged, stole and were
in possession unlawfully of APC wards and local government electoral
materials meant for the aborted APC ward congress election of 5th May,
in Imo state.


The name of the suspect are Engr. Ikpamezie Innocent ‘39Yrs’ – Principal
 Suspect from Mbaitoli LGA of Imo State (Special Adviser on Electoral
matters to Senator Hope Uzodimma representing Orlu Senatorial District
of Imo State), Lawrence Archibong ‘34Yrs’ from Akpabuyo LGA of Cross
Rivers State, Kelechi Affonne ‘27Yrs’ from Isialagwa North LGA of Abia
State and Joseph Martins ‘28Yrs’ from Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State

Some of the things found with them include sixty eight (68) APC Ward
Congress result sheets, six (6) APC LG result Sheet, six (6) LG APC Ward
 Officers and delegates list for the aborted 5th May, 2018 APC Ward
congress elections and one hundred and thirty (130) APC delegates
nomination forms
Imo: Police parade suspects arrested for forgery, theft of APC wards, LG
 electoral materials

The Nigeria Police in a statement said it is determined to ensure
violence free and credible elections across the country in the forth
coming 2019 General Election.

The police said the  ‘Force has therefore, put in adequate security
arrangement to guarantee free and fair elections from primary elections
of all political parties to period of nomination and campaigns and the
election proper throughout the Thirty Six States and the FCT.

‘The Inspector General of Police has directed all Commissioners of
Police and their supervising Assistant Inspector General of Police to
ensure adequate security and should not hesitate to deal decisively with
 any individual or group whose conduct or action might resort to
disruption of the Electoral process anywhere in the country regardless
of status or position in the society. They are to implement security
strategies and measures to forestall any action that may mar or truncate
 the electoral process before, during and after the 2019 General
Elections in the Country.

‘At about 1400hrs of today being 12th May, 2018, operatives of the IGP
Special Tactical Squad on a tip-off trailed and arrested the above
mentioned suspects in SEREDIB HOTEL AT WUSE II, ABUJA while in the act
in hideout in the hotel, manipulating and entering data into result
sheets of the Imo State APC Ward Election Result Sheets. In their
possession were recovered the above listed exhibits of Ward and Local
Government Electoral Materials of Six (6) Local Governments in Imo
State, namely; (i) Ikeduru (ii) Ahiazu Mbaise (iii) Ngor-Okpala (iv)
Owerri West (v) Owerri Municipal (vi) Mbaitoli

Imo: Police parade suspects arrested for forgery, theft of APC wards, LG
 electoral materials

‘The Principal Suspect, Engr. Ikpamezie Innocent ‘39Yrs’ from Mbaitoli
LGA of Imo State who admitted to be the Special Adviser on Electoral
matters to Senator Hope Uzodimma representing Orlu Senatorial District
of Imo State currently in the Senate confessed that all the electoral
materials were given to them by Dr. Iyke Njoku, Zonal coordinator,
Owerri Municipality to Senator Hope Uzodimma representing Orlu
Senatorial District of Imo State in the Senate.

‘All the suspects admitted and confessed to the various criminal roles
they played in the commission of the crime. Investigation is in progress
 and effort is being intensified to arrest Dr. Iyke Njoku and other
suspects still at large. All suspects will all be arraigned in court on
completion of investigation.’