…..As IGP Tasks Investigative Team to Expedite Action
The Nigeria Police Force has confirmed the receipt of a letter dated April 18, 2023, from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) detailing the alleged impropriety of the actions of one Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), during the recently concluded supplementary elections and called on the Police to investigate and possibly prosecute the REC for his actions.
According to a press release on Sunday, April 23, 2023, signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has directed an investigative team to work in collaboration with the INEC to expedite action on the contents of the letter.Â
The IGP, while expressing the commitment of the NPF to upholding democratic values, assures Nigerians and the international community that the police will leave no stone unturned in unraveling the remote causes of the unwholesome conduct of the REC as well as ensuring that all persons fingered in the course of investigations are brought to book.
Recall that the former Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari was accused of usurping the powers of the state collation officer during the April 15 supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State, wherein he unilaterally declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Aisha Dahiru Binani, as Governor-elect even when the exercise had not been concluded.
