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.

Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Joseph Yemi Ajayi     Ohoro Of Shao     Funmilayo Mohammed     Elections     Isiaka Abdulrazak     Ilorin Anchor Men And Women     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Tosho Yaqub     Gobirawa     Bolakale Saka     Owu Fall     Olofa Of Offa     KWASSIP     ER-KANG Mining Nigeria Company Limited     Abdulrahman Iliasu     National Broadcasting Commission     Ilorin South Constituency     Mufutau Olatinwo     Woro     Garba Idris Ajia     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Tsaragi     Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed     NIRSAL     Ramadan     Moses Adekanye     Ayinde Oki     Segun Adeniyi     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Adesoye     Goodluck Jonathan     Jaiz Bank     IF-K     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Isiaka Oniwa     Musa Abdullahi     Kwara State Government     Gurei     KWSIEC     Shettima     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Yusuf Amuda Aluko     Idiagbon     General Hospital     Neuropsychiatric Hospital     Saliu Tunde Bello     Erubu Oba Zubair     Hakeem Lawal     Garba Ado Sanni     Osi     Akanbi-Oke     Tunji Ajanaku     Amusement Park     Jare Olatundun     Mahe Abdulkadir     Omoniyi M. Ayinla     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Salau Kabiru Abdullahi     Alimi     Ayekale     Dasuki Belgore     Durosinlohun Kawu     UNILORIN Alumni Association     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     Centre For Digital Economy     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Moses Rahman Popoola     Ebola     CCT     AGM Professional Services     LEAH Charity Foundation     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Oke Sunna     Sobi FM     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Arinola Fatimoh Lawal     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Yusuf Aiyedun     Quranic Recitation Competition     CELF     Timothy Akangbe     NNPP     Umar Danladi Shero     Ramat Oganija     Iponrin     Oniwa     Ilorin Muslim Community     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Naira Redesign     Eleja     Odo-Owa     Awwal Jawondo     Abdulraheem Olesin     Bola Olukoju     Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq     Talaka Parapo     Alfa Modibo Belgore     EFCC     Raymond Olaitan     Segun Abifarin     Rashidi Yekini     Hassanat Bello     Kwara Restoration Project     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Ike Ekweremadu     Abdulkadir Bolakale Sakariyah     Egbejila     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Kwara Pdp     Muazam Nayaya     Democracy Day     Towoju     Kunle Okeowo     Saheed Akinwumi     QuickWin     Agor Market     Alliance For Democracy     Mumini Ishola Hanafi     Abdulfatai Baakini     Dorcas Afeniforo     Musa Abdullahi     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Kamaldeen Kehinde     Reuben Paraje     Sam Onile     Zara Umar     Oba Abdulraheem     Sobi FM     Yahaya Dumoye     Abdulsalam A. Yusuf     Isiaka Danmeromu     Forgo Battery Company Limited     Isa Aremu     Rafiu Ajakaye     Unicontinental Construction Company     Post Utme     Olota Of Odo-Owa     Peter Obi     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Surajudeen Akanbi     Prince Bola Ajibola     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     David Oyedepo     Eruku     Abubakar Suleiman     IYA YUSUF     Oko Erin     Modibbo Kawu     Mutawalle     Voices Of Tomorrow     Mike Omotosho