The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the receipt of a letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) detailing the alleged impropriety of the actions of suspended INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, during the recently concluded supplementary elections and calling on the Police to investigate and possibly prosecute the REC for his actions.
Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi confirmed the receipt of the letter dated April 18, 2023, in a statement on Sunday, April 23.
Adejobi said that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has directed an investigative team to work in collaboration with the INEC to expedite action on the contents of the letter.
He added that the IGP while expressing the commitment of the NPF to upholding democratic values, assured Nigerians and the international community that the police would leave no stone unturned in unraveling the remote causes of the unwholesome conduct of the REC as well as ensure that all persons fingered in the course of investigations are brought to book.
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