The Nigeria Police Drive stated its personnel have arrested two political thugs throughout an in a single day raid at some places throughout Edo State.
The Drive Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a press assertion on Saturday.
Adejobi acknowledged that three cut-to-size domestically fabricated pistols and one domestically made gun had been recovered from the suspects.
He stated, “The Nigeria Police Drive has made a major breakthrough in its efforts to curb electoral violence in Edo State with the arrest of two political thugs, specifically: Edwin Obanor, 43-year-old and Audu Tajudeen, a 41-year-old Peoples Democratic Social gathering member from Ugbogbo quarters, Igara Akoko, Edo.
“Performing on a tip-off that some people had been armed to trigger mayhem and instability in the course of the election on Saturday, the police operatives swooped into motion and apprehended Obanor, a frontrunner of an armed group, at Oredo Ward 4 at about 9pm and Audu Tajudeen at Igara Akoko, Edo, on the eve of the election.
“Upon looking out the luggage of their possession, three cut-to-size domestically fabricated pistols had been found on Obanor whereas one domestically made gun was recovered from Tajudeen.”
He stated the arrests are a testomony to the Nigeria Police Drive’s dedication to sustaining legislation and order and making certain a peaceable electoral course of throughout Saturday’s governorship election throughout the state.
“These arrests are a testomony to the Nigeria Police Drive’s dedication to sustaining legislation and order and making certain a peaceable electoral course of.
“The police and different supporting safety companies is not going to tolerate any type of violence or disorderliness in the course of the election in Edo State,” he added.
He stated that the suspects are presently in custody and can face the complete weight of the legislation.
“The police reassure the general public of its dedication to defending lives and property and, due to this fact, urges residents to report any suspicious actions to the closest police station or through our printed helplines,” the assertion added.
