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Nigerian Police Pressure Brand
The Cross River State Police Command has apprehended 16 individuals for alleged engagement in electoral violence in the state.
Will probably be recalled that the presidential election was held throughout the nation final weekend.
The Police Public Relations Officer within the state, SP Irene Ugbo, disclosed this to newsmen whereas parading the suspects.
Ugbo disclosed they had been apprehended by navy males in Obudu Native Authorities Space of the state.
He famous that they are going to be charged to court docket to function a lesson to others planning to disrupt the forthcoming governorship and state Home of Meeting elections scheduled for subsequent Saturday.
”These ones right here refused to stick to a number of warnings by the command they determined to observe determined politicians for little stipends.
“We now have been hammering it prior to now that electoral violence and thuggery is a criminal offense however they refused to hear, we’ll cost them to court docket in order that they will face the total wrath of the regulation.
“They are going to be used as examples to function deterrents to others with comparable intentions as a result of we nonetheless have one other election developing on March 11.
“They’ve confessed to the crime of election violence, a few of them had been arrested whereas working with the Chairman of the opposition celebration within the state and a Senatorial candidate of the Celebration within the simply concluded Senatorial elections. We are going to invite all these concerned to return and provides us their assertion, “she mentioned.
Ugbo famous that a number of weapons had been recovered from them as proof to indicate that they had been concerned in election violence.
She suggested dad and mom to all the time warn their kids not for use for unlawful acts by politicians or people throughout or after elections.
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