The Ondo State Police Command apprehended two individuals on Wednesday over their alleged involvement within the unlawful registration of members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, forward of the occasion’s governorship primaries scheduled for April 20.
The suspects have been caught in possession of the APC’s registration booklets, a listing containing the names of purported occasion members from Ward 7 in Ondo, and passport pictures of assorted people.
In accordance with the police, the arrest occurred on the residence of 1 Ariyo, a transporter based mostly in Ondo city, the headquarters of the Ondo West Native Authorities Space within the state.
Previous to the arrest, considerations have been raised by seven governorship aspirants underneath the APC relating to alleged strikes to provide pretend membership playing cards with the purpose of influencing the end result of the forthcoming primaries.
Offering particulars on the arrest, the Police Public Relations Officer in Ondo State, Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, acknowledged that the suspects have been apprehended following a tip-off obtained by detectives.
Odunlami-Omisanya added that police had begun conducting investigations into the matter to determine the extent of the illicit actions and establish any accomplices concerned.
“Two suspects have been arrested and are helping the police with the required info to apprehend others concerned on this cynicism.
“Commissioner of Police Abayomi Oladipo admonishes all political aspirants to warning their supporters whose acts can stir the hornet’s nest within the state.
“The CP additionally ordered a complete clampdown on incendiaries irrespective of whose ox is gored, because the Command has unfold its tentacles to all nooks and crannies of the state to make sure security of lives and property and peaceable conduct of the occasion primaries within the state,” she mentioned.
