Nigeria Decides: Political 'thugs' arrested in Kwara - INEC

Date: 2019-02-16

Garba Madami, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Kwara State has said youths suspected to be political thugs have been arrested ahead of Saturday elections in the State.

Madami disclosed this on Friday during a press conference on INEC's preparedness for Saturday election.

He said the raid on the thugs by the law enforcement agents was an action that would continue during and after the elections.

According to him, the raid and arrest was part of measures to prevent violence in the state.

Madami said, "I got reports that we raided areas where thugs are hiding in Kwara. The action will continue during and after elections because we have another election coming up on the 2nd of March, and we need to take these thugs off the streets because it is not good to live in perpetual fear in any environment."

He also said the commission had trained security men on how to be civil and professional in their service during the elections.

"A few days ago, we also trained them on the risks and how to anticipate violence," he said.

Madami said the state was made up of 193 registration areas (wards), 1,872 polling units and 1,015 voting points totaling 2,887.

He disclosed that all sensitive and non-sensitive materials had been dispatched to all the local government areas offices.

"All electoral staff needed for the exercise have been sourced as directed by the INEC headquarters.

"I must state here and categorically that ballot papers have been dispatched in the full glare of political party agents, security agencies and the gentlemen of the press to all the local government area offices," Madami said.

He also said that a total of 2,887 smart card readers had been upgraded, fully charged and deployed to the fields with necessary contingency.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Government High School (GHS), Adeta     Rihanat Ajia     Alaaya     Aliyu Muhammed     Awodun     Mujtabah Bature     Towobola Abdulrahman Toyin     Ilorin Amusement Park     Muhammed Aliyu     Balogun Fulani     Kayode Bankole     Omar Bolaji Gambari     Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan     Orire     Metro Park     Undergraduate Bursary     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Isau     Rice Farmers Association Of Nigeria     Saadu Yusuf     Playing Host     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Allocation     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Principal Private Secretary     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Femi Agbaje     Ojuekun Sarumi     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Agbarigidoma     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Kisira     Rafiu Ajakaye     Kwarareports     11th Galadima     Balogun Ajikobi     Muritala Awodun     Omoniyi Ayinla     Chief Of Staff     Lafia Aliyu Korasabi     KWSIEC     Offa Descendants Union     Baba Isale     Jalala     Akorede     Adebara     Moses Adekanye     NSCIA     Oladipo Akanmu Tolani     Olayinka Jelili Yusuf     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Olayinka Olaogun     Olam Food Ingredients     Sa\'adu Salau     MAI Akande     Moses Afolayan     Ibrahim Abduquadri Abikan     Ayinde Oyepitan     Olatunji Bamgbola     Suleiman Rotimi Iliasu     Charcoal     Kwasu     Suleiman Yahya Alapansapa     Kayode Zubair     Lanre Issa Onilu     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Markaz Arabic And Islamic Training Institute, Agege     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Kwara State Internal Revenue Service     Kaosarah Adeyi     Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise     Garba Ado Sanni     Tinubu     Christopher Odetunde     Timothy Olatunde Fadipe     Razaq Ayobami Akanbi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Moronfoye     Plat Technologies     Ogidi-Oloje     Olabode George Towoju     Oko-Olowo     Akume     John Mayokun Dada     Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     Abikan     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     AbdulHakeem Ajibola Akanbi     New Naira Notes     Abdulwaheed Musa     SSA Youth     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Umar Saro     Marafan Shonga     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Joseph Offorjama     Charcoal     Owo Arugbo     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Abubakar Baba Sulaiman     Bello Oyedepo     Salami Adekunle     Musibau Akanji     Bankole Omisore     Tunde Kazeem     Saheed Popoola     CLAY POT     Saka Keji     Revenue Court     Nigerian Medical Association     Ilorin International Airport     Oladimeji Thompson     Salake     Femi Gbajabiamila     Oja-Oba     Ishola Moses Abiodun     Emir Of Ilorin     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Abdul-Rahoof Bello     Erubu     First Lady     Yahaya Jibril Usman     Gwanara     Afonja     Abdullahi Dasilva Yussuf     International Public Sector Accounting Standards     Raimi Iyanda     Abubakar Suleiman     Smart School     Undergraduate Bursary     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Valsolar     Onilorin     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Isiaka Yusuf     Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen     Adebara     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Neo Mundo Ltd     Asa LGEA School     Abdullateef Abdussalam     SGBN     AbdulRasaq Abdulmajeed Alaro     Saliu Oluwole     Paul Odama     Abdulrazaq Solihudeen     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Edu     Kola Ologbondiyan     Vishvas KOZ Tractors     Moshood Kashimawo Abiola