Police operatives in Lagos have arrested three Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) staff for allegedly conspiring with a parish priest of St Brigigs Catholic Church, Surulere, Lagos, to create an illegal permanent voter’s card registration unit in the church auditorium for members.
The INEC staff identified as Mrs Rita, Mr Ikechukwu Izuchukwu and Miss Agbokhna Ebigun, were arrested following a complaint by the Chairman, Residents Association, Raji Azeem, to the police about ploys by the church to disenfranchise some members of the public.
According to report, He said, “The INEC registration officers, according to INEC provision should be stationed at 9A, Imam Thanni but this was not to be. We have been here awaiting their arrival but when we discovered that they were not forthcoming, we were worried.