2023 Election: Big Headache, Setback for INEC as Police Arrest Man With 101 PVCs in Top Northern State

• Police authorities in Sokoto state said it has arrested a young man named Nasiru Idris with 101 permanent voter cards (PVCs)
• Idris, a resident of the Sabon Birni Local Government met his waterloo following credible information gotten by the Force
• The police urged residents of the area whose cards were either missing or stolen to come to the command headquarters and ascertain if theirs is among the PVCs recovered from the suspect

On Thursday, October 27, the Sokoto state police command arrested a man identified simply as Nasiru Idris of Sabon Birni Local Government Area with possession of 101 permanent voter cards (PVCs), Daily Trust reported.

Briefing newsmen on Thursday, the commissioner of police, Hussain Gumel, said the suspect was arrested in Sabon Birni on October 10, following credible information, made available to the Force.

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Nasiru Idris refuses to speak on how he got the PVCs

He added that the suspect could not give an account of how he got the PVCs.

“It is envisaged that owners of these cards are not only from Sabon Birni local government but could be from other parts of the state because we could not trace the rightful owners of the PVCs,” he said.

Police send message to residents in the area

He, however, called on the public, especially those whose cards were either missing or misplaced, to come to the command headquarters and check.

The CP said the police would return all the unclaimed cards to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after one month.

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Among states with the highest numbers of eligible votes are Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, and Rivers, while Yobe, Gombe, Ekiti, and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja are at the lower section of the list.

In terms of geopolitical zones, the northwest, southwest, and south-south have the highest number of registered votes.

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Chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu said the commission was gallantly ready to hold the upcoming general elections in 2023.

The INEC chairman made this known on Friday, September 9, at the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja during a stakeholders' conference on election result management and the launch of the election result analysis dashboard (ERAD) report agenda.

While delivering his keynote address at the conference attended by Legit.ng regional correspondent, Prof, Yakubu said the commission had introduced 22 new innovations to combat electoral fraud ahead of the 2023 general elections.

Source: Legit.ng