…SAYS WE RECOVERED N6,720 FROM SUSPECT – DCC ODUMOSU
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has denied allegations against the force that its officers deployed in Ekiti state collected or hijacked money belonging to any political party, their agents, or any individual at Ikere-Ekiti Local Government during the Saturday Governorship election in the state.
It said the report was “false, frivolous and perhaps a figment of the imagination of the writer in an attempt to cast aspersion on the image and credibility of the Corps.”
In a statement signed by DCC Olusola Odumosu, Director, Public Relations in Abuja on Sunday distanced itself from a news story alleging that the agency snatched party money meant for vote-buying in the Ekiti State Gubernatorial election held yesterday.
The Corps revealed that its operatives on election duty on Saturday, June 18, arrested two persons namely, Tope Aderibigbe A.k.a “Say War” aged 36, in connection with thuggery and one 42-year-old Mrs. Oguntoyinbo Bilikisu for vote-buying.
Part of the statement read, “They were both accosted at a polling unit in Ado Local Government Area and not Ikere-Ekiti Local Government as alleged in the report.
“Our personnel performed its legitimate duties in collaboration with other security agencies and critical stakeholders in line with clearly spelt electoral guidelines without violating any of them.”
DCC Odumosu further explained that “The two suspects were apprehended, after the attention of NSCDC election monitoring team was drawn by the people, mostly, party agents, to a chaotic situation created by some individuals allegedly attempting to disrupt the peaceful conduct of the election through vote buying and attack on voters by rented thugs.
“The timely intervention of the Corps restored normalcy to the polling units. However, only a sum of six thousand thousand, seven hundred and twenty naira (N6,720) was found on the suspected vote buyer after a thorough search was conducted on her.
“In spite of that, a preliminary investigation has commenced on the suspects, who were later released in order not to disenfranchise them after being accredited to vote as no incriminating materials were found on them.
“The NSCDC is a noble organization with credibility and professional orientation, hence, its personnel cannot be moved by any monetary inducement, rather, they would report and return such illicit money to the authority, if such a situation had arisen as they have done in other past elections in the country.”
While congratulating the officers that took part in the election, the Commandant General, Ahmed Abubakar Audi, charged them to continue to be good ambassadors of the Corps wherever they find themselves on any national assignment.
He, however, assured all personnel, of the Corps’ commitment to ensuring that the benefits due to each operative are sorted out in due time.
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