Senator Hope Uzodinma, his sister and uncle were Saturday arrested for
electoral offences.
Here are the details
Senator Hope Uzodinma of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was among some
three dozen poll cheats arrested by the Nigerian police during the
supplementary election conducted in Imo state today.
Uzodinma was nabbed in his private home in Oru local council, taking part in
an orgy of thumb-printing ballot papers for the candidate of the PDP, Emeka
Ihedioha, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives.
Premiumtimes said Uzodinma’s uncle and elder sister were also arrested.
However, while his uncle and sister were detained, Mr. Uzodimma was released
on personal recognition.
In a show of lawlessness, Uzodinma’s supporters in the area set bonfires on
the road to prevent the police from taking his relations away.
The police had to call for reinforcement from the army and officials of the
secret police, the State Security Service before the bonfires and hoodlums were
cleared and his relations carted away to be detained in the state capital,
Owerri.
The polling in Imo state was charecterised by an assortment of irregularities,
especially in Oru local council area.
Apart from Uzodinma and his relations, five ad hoc officials of the
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo were also arrested for
thumb-printing ballot papers.
The officials were arrested at Omuma Primary School in Oru East local
government following an order by Mr Mike Igini, one of the resident electoral
commissioners deployed to Imo for the election.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Imo, Dr Gabriel Ada, who confirmed
the arrest, said that the officials were already in police custody.
Ada said the ad hoc workers connived with agents of a political party to
thumb-print ballot papers leading to their arrest.
In the same vein, the election has been cancelled in Ozuh Primary School,
Omuma following the arrest of 25 persons claiming to be INEC officials by
military men
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