Fake INEC officials caught registering voters in Amaechi, Wike’s LG

The Rivers State Police Command has arrested seven persons claiming to be Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, officials.

They were apprehended at Elele town of Ikwere local government area of the state, while they were allegedly registering persons illegally in a hotel room.

Security operatives raided the hotel following tip off by a concerned citizen.

Both Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and ex-Minister of State and gubernatorial aspirant, Nyesom Wike hail from the local government.

Confirming the arrest, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Dan Bature disclosed that investigations were on going.

Speaking with journalists, a member of the community and a politician, Chidi Wihioka, wondered how the arrested persons came to be in possession of electoral materials, without the knowledge of the electoral body.

However, Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Aniedi Ikiowak, has denied any involvement of INEC, noting that those persons were not their officials and that the materials found with them could not be from the commission.

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