By Ishaya Ibrahim
The police have said that the individuals arrested in Maitama, Abuja, yesterday with some electoral materials and Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines, were outsource engineers working for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, while urging well-meaning members of the public to discountenance the “false and misconstrued narrative” being spread about the arrest of the individuals and their link with BVAS manipulation, said the individuals were arrested in error.
Adejobi said: “Operatives of the Force Intelligence Bureau, acting on a tip from residents of an area in Maitama who reported suspicious activities, visited the location, interviewed the occupants, and conducted a search on the house.
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“In the course of the search, some electoral materials and BVAS machines were discovered in their possession.
“The Independent National Electoral Commission, when contacted, confirmed that the occupants of the house are staff of Emperor Technology, outsourcing engineering services to INEC, and they were immediately released to go about their lawful business.”