The Kano State Police Command says it has arrested two suspects in possession of 14 bags of ballot papers in Kano metropolis.
The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed this to newsmen in Kano on Thursday, said the suspects were apprehended around Metro Police Area Command.
He said that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday evening by some police operatives attached to Metro Area Command in the metropolis.
Haruna said during interrogation, the suspects said they came from Jigawa State, and that the materials were fake specimen of ballot papers meant for sensitisation and orientation purposes.
“The ballot papers are specimens; so, they are not genuine ballot papers,” Haruna explained.
He said investigation was still ongoing, as the case had been transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Development.
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The Command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who confirmed this to newsmen in Kano on Thursday, said the suspects were apprehended around Metro Police Area Command.
He said that the suspects were arrested on Wednesday evening by some police operatives attached to Metro Area Command in the metropolis.
Haruna said during interrogation, the suspects said they came from Jigawa State, and that the materials were fake specimen of ballot papers meant for sensitisation and orientation purposes.
“The ballot papers are specimens; so, they are not genuine ballot papers,” Haruna explained.
He said investigation was still ongoing, as the case had been transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Development.
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