Police arrest 30 for election violence, vote buying in Ogun

The police State of War He said that he has arrested 30 suspects through the disruption of the election process and violence during the governor and the state DPRD election in the country.

The Commissioner of Police, Frank Mbah, said the suspects were arrested in various states for illegal possession of firearms, inducement and vote buying.

Mr Mbah disclosed this to journalists on Thursday when he visited the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abeokuta, the state capital.

The police chief also said that the officers recovered the gun, live cartridges and spent cartridges.

He added that 235 credit cards and special ATM cards were also recovered from the suspect.

“A total of 30 people were arrested. They were arrested for various offences, ranging from illegal possession of weapons to disorderly conduct around polling units, conduct likely to cause a breach of peace and also for offenses related to undue influence and trying to buy votes.

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“We also found a total of 12 firearms of various mixes and shapes. Most of them are locally made short guns. We also recovered one beretta pistol, a British made pistol. We recovered a total of 25 live cartridges and eight spent cartridges,” he said.

“The investigation is ongoing and as we promised on election day, we will continue to update residents as we progress in the case, but you can trust that we will certainly do a good job.

“We are confident that it will be done quickly. You know under the new rules, prosecution is handled by INEC. So at the right time, under the proper directive from the office of the Inspector General of Police, the case will be transferred to INEC and we will work with them, support and ensure that the case is prosecuted diligently.