Electoral Offences: Army Detains Rivers Commissioner, 13 Others Over Illegal Possession Of Ballot Papers - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
Editor 2
February 27, 2019
No fewer than 13 persons have been detained by theNigerian Army over illegal possession of ballot papers and bribe taking duringSaturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.
Among those arrested are Rivers Commissioner forUrban Development, Reason Williams and Opokri Wanaka, a serving member in theRivers State House of Assembly.
Othersare a army major and three police officers accused of collecting bribes tocompromise election materials kept inside the premises of the Central Bank ofNigeria.
Spokesmanof 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Aminu Iliyasu, spoke when heparaded the 13 suspects in Port Harcourt on Tuesday.
Iliyasu said that Williams and Wanaka were arrestedfor attempting to induce troops stationed in Akinima Area of Rivers to rig theelection in favour of an unnamed political party in the state.