BY: Mohammed Oluwatimileyin Taoheed
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has taken to the media to disclaim various speculations that members of its staff have been arrested by the Lagos State Police Command over reported electoral malpractices.
Earlier, many a newsroom but not Track News Nigeria, reported that some INEC staff have been apprehended by the police officers of the state for allegedly conspiring with St. Brigigs Catholic Church, Ijeshatedo, Lagos, to create an illegal Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre in the church.
Claims of staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) being arrested in Lagos State has been debunked by
Speaking with TrackNews Nigeria, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, who is the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos State, gave that none of its (the electoral body, INEC) staff is rounded up by the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force for alleged creation of illegal voter enrollment centre in Lagos State.
When contacted, Agbaje said: “All my staff and machines are complete. No member of INEC staff was arrested anywhere in Lagos on Friday.”
Agbaje has added that the public should disregard the report because it is a “fake news”.
