The state Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Joseph Chukwu, told newsmen in Abakiliki that the exercise was in line with a directive from the commission’s headquarters.
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The announcement was contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abakiliki by Deputy Governor Kelechi Igwe.
The spokesperson for the state Police Command, DSP Loveth Odah, confirmed the incident to newsmen in Abakiliki.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Philip Maku, made the assertion in a statement issued to newsmen in Abakiliki on Sunday.
Eyewitness account said the hoodlums appeared to have been trailing the van from Enugu to the ever busy junction, about 4km to Abakaliki.
Some Abakaliki residents on Thursday commended Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State for lifting the ban on religious activities in the state partially ahead of the Easter celebration.
The All Progressives Congress has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to de-register more political parties to sanitise Nigeria’s electoral system.
The Ebonyi Police command has began full investigation into the collapsed popular Metro-View Hotels in Abakaliki to unravel the cause of the incident.
Senator Sonni Ogbuoji, representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District, on Monday declared his interest to run for governorship in 2019, saying that he will serve for only one term, if given the mandate.
He said that the state was terribly marginalised during its days in the old Anamabra, Enugu and Abia and was now making efforts to “find its feet”.
Buhari, who made the pledge in Abakaliki during a reception held in his honour at the Government House, noted that the Igbos remained an integral part of the country.