Operatives of the Special Anti-robbery Squad (SARS) have apprehended seven persons with fake army and Department of Security Service fake stickers while on their way to Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
It was gathered that the Siena bus which the suspects came with had been impounded and its four tyres deflated following the order of the state governor, David Umahi.
The incident was reported to the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Awosola Awutunde, by the state governor after he had cast his vote at about 10:16am.
Umahi, who commended the voting exercise, lamented the minimal cases of electoral malpractice in the state.
“There have been cases of thuggery and other related matters in the state, but these are minimal because the people are not on the ground.
“Another is the report that some people with a Siena bus were caught with fake army and DSS stickers in Onicha local government.
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“I have directed that those suspects whom I learnt came from Enugu to Onicha should be arrested and bought to the state police command for further investigation”, he said.
In the same vein, the All Progressives Congress governor candidate in the state, Sonni Ogbuoji, voted at 10:30am at his Ebunwana Ward in Afikpo South LGA.
He commended INEC for a job well done and called on Nigerians and the candidates to accept the outcomes of the exercise which he said was very transparent and peaceful.
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