The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State has debunked reports of arrest of its officials over alleged creation of illegal voter enrollment centre.
The State’s INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Olusegun Agbaje, made this clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Saturday.
It would be recalled that some media outfits had reported that three officials of the Commission in the State, were arrested by Police officers from the police station in Ijeshatedo for allegedly conspiring with St. Brigigs Catholic Church, Ijeshatedo, Lagos, to create an illegal Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre in the church.
Reacting, Agbaje described the news report as fake news.
“All my staff and machines are complete. No member of INEC staff was arrested anywhere in Lagos on Friday,” the REC said.
Recall that INEC on Friday, debunked reported invasion of the same CVR centre by suspected thugs and carting away of its enrollment machines.
There had been a huge surge in most voter enrollment centres in the state ahead of July 31 CVR deadline.
