ADAMAWA POLLS: IGP ORDERS INVESTIGATIVE TEAM TO EXPEDITE ACTION

"The letter calls on the Police to investigate and possibly prosecute the REC for his actions." Adejobi FPRO.

"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has directed an investigative team to work in collaboration with the INEC to expedite action on the contents of the letter." 

The Nigeria Police Force NPF, has acknowledged receipt of a letter dated 18th April 2023 from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

The letter, according to the Force Public Relations Officer FPRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi mnipr mipra, details the alleged impropriety of the actions of one Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), during the recently concluded supplementary elections.

Disclosing the contents of the letter via a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, the Spokesman for the Force Headquarters said the letter calls on the Police to investigate and possibly prosecute the REC for his actions. 

"The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has directed an investigative team to work in collaboration with the INEC to expedite action on the contents of the letter. 

"The Inspector-General of Police while expressing the commitment of the NPF to upholding democratic values, assures Nigerians and the international community, that the Police will leave no stone unturned in unraveling the remote causes of the unwholesome conduct of the REC as well as ensure that all persons fingered in the course of investigations are brought to book," the statement concluded.