Imo boils as unknown gunmen resurface, kill three NSCDC personnel on patrol

Victor Duruamaku Owerri ,ARINZE NWAFOR and Daniel Dauda, Jos

 

Unknown Gunmen Monday, staged a come back to Imo state killing three Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corp(NSCDC) personnel on patrol.

 

According to information gathered the unknown Gunmen laid ambush on the personnel and attacked them and killing three of them in the early hours of Monday, March 27, 2023

 

The information further said that the incident happened at the market square called Ekesu market at Obiangwu community in Ngor okpala local government area in Imo state

 

Following this development, the information went on, security operatives took over the community in search of the unknown Gunmen

 

However, when contacted on phone, the police public relations officer, (PPRO), Mr. Henry Okoye confirmed the incident saying that police operatives are in the community to fish out the unknown Gunmen

 

He urged the people of the community to go about their business as the police are working to restore calm and normalcy in the community

 

According to him, ” investigation has commenced in the community and intensive patrols are intensified

Meanwhile, The Nigeria Police Force said it arrested up to 781 offenders in the 2023 general election.

 

The police said it recorded 185 cases of electoral infractions during the presidential election and made 203 arrests.

 

However, in the governorship and state assembly election, the police recorded 304 electoral breaches and arrested 578 offenders.

 

Nigeria’s 2023 general election was held in two phases.

 

The presidential, senate and federal house of assembly elections were held on February 25.

 

On February 25, there were elements of electoral violence scattered across the country.

 

On the other hand, the governorship and state house of assembly election was held on March 18.

 

The amount of violence and election offences increased, leading to voter suppression.

 

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba assessed the performance of the police in a meeting with police commissioners from across the states and the capital territory on Monday.

 

Alkali Baba stated the need for the police to be in front of the security situation in the country.

 

He charged them to be on alert as some political actors threaten to subvert national peace after the election.

 

Alkali Baba also condemned political actors who engage in ethnic profiling for political gains.

 

Furthermore, the IGP encouraged Nigerians to work towards national unity.

 

However, The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has demanded the immediate arrest and prosecution of 14 Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ad-hoc staff over an alleged conspiracy to skew governorship election results.

 

Recall, the 14 INEC ad-hoc staff who were assigned to 14 polling units of Naraguta B ward of Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau during Saturday’s 18th March 2023 governorship and state Assembly elections said disappeared in thin air.

 

Chairman of PDP Plateau state chapter, Hon.Chris Hassan who spoke to newsmen at the party’s Secretariat in Jos Monday, lamented that the results from those polling units were not uploaded to the INEC result viewing portal, IREV, and the electoral officials for that polling units had absconded as all their phone numbers were reportedly switched off.

 

Hassan said, “This was confirmed by the Collation Officer of Naraguta B and the Electoral Officer of Jos North. According to initial reports and findings, the deliberate delay was calculated and intended to serve as a buffer for the rigging of the gubernatorial result in favour of the candidate of the APC Dr.Nentawe Yilwatda.

 

“The shameful role played by the Chairman of Jos North, Hon Shehu Bala Usman will remain in history as one of the most ignoble, reprehensible and despicable acts in the political history of Plateau state.

 

“Shehu at various times, before the final collation, physically obstructed, intimidated, cajoled, enticed and maligned the staff of INEC at the Naraguta B Collation Centre and Jos North Collation Centre and made himself, quite disgracefully, an advocate for the absconded electoral officials”, Hassan stated.

 

The state PDP chairman commended the Police for the prompt arrest of the registration area technical officer (RATECH) for the Naraguta B, Mr. Umar Mohammed, who showed up almost 48 hours after the declaration was made with 14 BVAS machines.

 

“We call on the Nigeria Police to go after all the 3 Adhoc staff of INEC at the 14 polling units and the 14 Police officers attached to these polling units. It is clear that there was an active conspiracy amongst all those involved as all the 42 Adhoc staff in the 14 polling units switched off their phones as well as the 14 policemen attached to these polling units.

 

” For a proper investigation and prosecution of these electoral offences, all 56 conspirators and collaborators should be arrested and given the opportunity to explain their various roles in the botched attempt to skew and rewrite election results against the popular will and wishes of the people of Plateau State.”

 

He further charged the electoral umpire (INEC) to immediately correct the results of Plateau Central Senatorial Zone Candidate with reference to Kanam LGA for overvoting and corrections of the Senatorial results in Mangu LGA as a result of computation of errors detected and to immediately declare Chief Amb. Golkuna Yohanna Gotom is the winner of the Senatorial Election held on the 25th of February 2023.

 

Hassan also described the victory of Plateau governor-elect, Barr. Caleb Mutfwang is God-ordained, noting, “it is a strong and manifest reflection of the wishes of the electorates across the state.”

 

You would recall, the opposition party, PDP aside from governorship seat they won 2 senatorial seats, 5 out of 8 House of Representatives seats as well as 16 out of 24 state Assembly seats on the Plateau.

 

 

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