Following a complaint from the Deputy Director of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Shomolu Local Government Area of Lagos State, S.O. Akinwunmi, on January 22, 2019 that some persons at Shop 33, Aluta Plaza, Federal College of Education, Akoka were impersonating INEC workers and recruiting ad-hoc staff, the state Commissioner of Police, Edgal Imohimi, directed the Pedro Police Station Divisional Police Officer to infiltrate the camp of the culprits with his undercover operatives.
The operatives did as directed, leading to the arrest of the suspects, namely: Kaiyewu Folahan, Akintunde Ibukun and Azeez Kazeem.
Exhibits recovered from them included a laptop, 511 INEC Lagos Ad-hoc Recruitment Forms, already filled with passport photographs attached.
Meanwhile, the suspects were on Wednesday arraigned at the Chief Magistrate’s Court 2, Yaba for conspiracy, impersonation, forgery, fraudulent act and unlawful possession of INEC materials.
They were remanded in prison pending when they would meet their bail conditions.
The case was adjourned till April 16, 2019.
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