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February 25, 2019
The police are holding 128 persons for electoral offencesduring Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections. It also saidthey had recovered 38 weapons and some explosives.
According to the Acting Inspector General of Police,Mohammed Adamu, the Special Election Investigation Team has been directed tobegin a discreet investigation of all security-related infractions during theelection and ensure that all persons found culpable are brought to book inaccordance with the law.
Following the violence recorded in some parts of thecountry, the IG also directed Zonal Assistant Inspectors-General and CommandCommissioners of Police to intensify post-election monitoring with specialfocus on collation centres.
The Police Boss warned against inciting comments andunlawful dissemination of election results, noting that the IndependentNational Electoral Commission, INEC was the only agency authorised to announceresults.��`Z��^’��