The Rivers State Police Command has confirmed that one person died while 12 others were arrested during Saturday’s legislative rerun elections in the state.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Ahmad Muhammad, told NAN in Port Harcourt on Saturday that it received report about the death of one person in Eleme, Eleme Local Government.
Muhammad said 10 people were arrested in Eleme while two were picked up on their way to Akinima, Ahoada West Local Government Area.
“The suspects committed election-related offences. They are being interrogated while investigation has commenced on the offences committed,” he said.
He also said the police did not know what caused the death of a middle-aged man in Eleme and that the Divisional Police Officer in charge of the area received the report.
He said the command did the necessary deployments to ensure credible elections in the state.
…Deputy Gov. hails peaceful conduct of legislative elections
Rivers Deputy Governor Ipalibo Banigo has commended the peaceful conduct of the legislative re-run election in Obuama, Degema Local Government Area.
Banigo made the remark in a statement signed by her Press Secretary Paul Damgbor, in Port Harcourt on Saturday.
The statement said that the deputy governor voted in Ward 14, Unit 10 in Obuama at about 12.40p.m.
In the statement, Banigo lauded the people of Obuama for their peaceful conduct during the legislative rerun elections.
She said that the electorate conducted themselves orderly, but noted that there was an initial apprehension on the validity of the result sheets for the House of Representatives.
Banigo said that the issue was reported promptly to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEEC) before the commencement of voting.
She described the exercise as an opportunity to choose those to represent the people at the state and national levels.
The statement added that the deputy governor monitored the conduct of the elections in the seven units of Ward 14 in Obuama.
-NAN