BY News Agency
The Rivers state police command says 104 persons have been arrested for election-related offences in the state.
Ahmad Muhammad, the public relations officer of the command, said the police had begun investigating 41 different cases involving the suspects.
“The command is discreetly investigating 41 different cases involving 104 suspects arrested on election days from different parts of the state,” he said in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday.
Muhammad said the suspects were arrested for alleged offences against the electoral act 2010 or other extant laws of the country.
“Items recovered from the suspects included multiple Permanent Voter Cards (PVC), offensive weapons and electoral materials, including ballot papers and boxes.”
He added that the suspects would be charged to court on completion of investigations.
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