KADUNA: Police nab APC agent allegedly in possession of voters registers

The long arm of the law has caught up with a party agent, allegedly of the All Progressives Congress (APC), after he was caught carrying a Voters’ Register.

Reports say the APC party agent was arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force at a polling unit in Manchok Registration Area Centre (RAC), Kaura Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State, on Saturday.

When questioned, the party agent, identified as Mr Samuel Semion, said the document was distributed to all party agents in the area by a senior member of the party.

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According to reports, the arrest of the party agent was effected after the attention of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials and security agents were drawn to the development.

Reacting to the matter, INEC Supervisor in the RAC, Mr Cletus Joseph, claimed the action by the arrested APC party agent contravened the Electoral Act.

“We have received similar information from our officials in various polling units that APC agents have in their possession INEC Voters’ Register.

“I want to categorically say that no agent is entitled to (hold) the Voters’ Register for any reason and anyone caught with it should be arrested,” he said.

The arrest of the party agent was confirmed by the Divisional Police Officer in the Local Government, CSP Daniel Mbwale, who ordered security agents to seize the documents from all APC agents in all polling units around the area.

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