The National Chairman of Nigeria’s
independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), Professor Attahiru Jeff has confirmed
the arrest of two INEC Ad hoc staff for
carrying out a house-to-house registration of
voters in Kano State.
The arrest which was said to have been
made at a Polling Unit in the Kabo area of
Kano, was effected NY operatives of the
Department of State Service (DSS) and the
Police in the state.
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC,
for Kano State also confirmed the arrest
yesterday.
Although the two arrested individuals have
been granted bail, he affirmed that they will
be prosecuted, adding that the process of
replacement of the two staff involved was
already on.
He also confirmed that the arrested persons
were not members of the National Youth
Service Corps, but are students being used
to complement the manpower shortage of
Corps members.
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