Security Operatives Foil Abduction Of INEC Officials

The police in Imo State on saturday successfully aborted a plot by political thugs to abduct officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC deployed to a registration area centre in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area.

Eyewitnesses reported that the thugs tried to forcibly take INEC officials into their waiting vehicle. However, security agents at the center acted promptly, repelling the attempt. Alerted by voters, armed security operatives fired warning shots into the air, prompting the thugs to retreat into their bus and hastily leave the scene.

An anonymous Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) operative at the location informed journalists that the thugs had sought to hijack INEC officials and election materials. The quick response from security personnel and the vigilance of the local community thwarted their efforts, forcing them to flee upon hearing gunshots.

Meanwhile, besides the police action that stopped the thugs who wanted to abduct the INEC officials, GWG.ng reports that the ICPC on Saturday arrested an INEC official also in Imo State who was alleged to have been compromised. The INEC official was arrested with a large amount of money that was suspected to have been passed on to him by one of the political parties involved in the election.

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