Police In Abuja Apprehends Fake INEC Officer
Police at Efab Estate Polling Unit 017 Mbora District, Life camp yesterday, March 9th 2019, apprehended a fake Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Polling Officer (PO) during the Chairmanship and Councillors Election in the country.
The officer-in-charge at the estate, Mohammed Bako, made it clear that the fake PO had no incriminating items in the bag that were in his possession.
Mr Mohammed Bako further stated that when the police forced open bag which was locked with a padlock, they found phones, clothing and a sleeping mat.
Prior to the police being called, the man who claimed to be a PO was captured moving around in a suspicious manner wearing a reflector jacket which had the inscription ‘PO’.
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However, when he was approached and asked by the official PO why he was wearing the jacket since it was impossible to have two POs in a polling unit, he became aggressive and began to say things to defend himself and shout out the other PO.
Meanwhile, when the attention of the police was gotten by the high tense of their argument and he was asked to provide his identity card for proof that he is also a PO.
He was soon known to be a fake INEC officer when he got angry at their demand and pushed a policeman to the floor.
According to reports, the young man is yet to open up on his name, he also told the policemen that the bag was not his own and he did not have the key to it.
In addition, the Policemen made advances to calm the young man down, but he became violent the more as they talked to him.
