The Lagos State Police Command through its spokesman, Benjamin Hundeyin, has confirmed that five of the 23 electoral offenders arrested during the concluded presidential and National Assembly elections on February 25, will be arraigned today.
They were arrested for electoral offences which include: the destruction of electoral materials, and ballot box snatching, among others.
Hudeyin assured Nigerians that the police will ensure proper conduct in the coming governorship and state house of assembly election coming up on March 11, 2023, in Lagos.
According to VANGUARD, Hundeyin revealed that only five of the 23 people caught disrupting the electoral process during the general election have cases to answer in court.
He said “During preliminary investigation, only five suspects out of the 23 arrested have cases to answer in court for allegedly disrupting the electoral process in the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections held on February 25, 2023.
“They will be charged to court any moment for disrupting the electoral process. Their investigations have been concluded. The rest were just victims of circumstances,” he said.
As a means to assure the public of adequate security, the State Commissioner of Police, Idowu Owohunwa also said “The command has fully deployed its human and operational resources in conjunction with sister security agencies to ensure free, fair and credible elections. Voters are, therefore, encouraged to come out to exercise their franchise and not succumb to the panic tactics of a few unpatriotic elements masquerading as concerned and well-intentioned Nigerians on social media.
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“It is equally imperative to warn against mischief around the polling units and collation centres and beyond, as anyone found culpable will be promptly arrested and dealt with in accordance with the law,”
