Police Doctors Confession Statements Of Culprits – Amaechi
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state has raised an
alarm of a foul play orchestrated by the police in Rivers state in a
move to doctor confession statements of electoral offenders in the just
concluded Governorship and State House Of Assembly election in the
state.
Speaking through David Iyofor, his Chief Press Secretary, Governor Amaechi alleged that information reaching the state government indicated that the Police in Rivers State wants to doctor the statements of about 110 persons arrested for electoral offences and crimes in Tai Local Government of Rivers State during Saturday’s elections.
According to the governor, the people allegedly arrested include: 75 NYSC members who are ad hoc staff of INEC.
He said those who were arrested with the electoral materials from nine wards by Mopol in Rivers State were caught thumb-printing ballot papers for PDP candidates in the private residence of a PDP chieftain in Tai.
But according to the governor of Rivers state, the state government had been reliably informed that the police will doctor their statements, in a bid to exonerate the culprits caught thumb-printing ballot papers for the PDP in Tai.
He further alleged that with this move, the culprits can be subsequently released by the police.
This fresh allegation from the governor comes just hours before INEC announced the PDP governorship candidate, Nyesome Wike, winner of the governorship election in the state.
Speaking through David Iyofor, his Chief Press Secretary, Governor Amaechi alleged that information reaching the state government indicated that the Police in Rivers State wants to doctor the statements of about 110 persons arrested for electoral offences and crimes in Tai Local Government of Rivers State during Saturday’s elections.
According to the governor, the people allegedly arrested include: 75 NYSC members who are ad hoc staff of INEC.
He said those who were arrested with the electoral materials from nine wards by Mopol in Rivers State were caught thumb-printing ballot papers for PDP candidates in the private residence of a PDP chieftain in Tai.
But according to the governor of Rivers state, the state government had been reliably informed that the police will doctor their statements, in a bid to exonerate the culprits caught thumb-printing ballot papers for the PDP in Tai.
He further alleged that with this move, the culprits can be subsequently released by the police.
This fresh allegation from the governor comes just hours before INEC announced the PDP governorship candidate, Nyesome Wike, winner of the governorship election in the state.
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