Four people suspected to be working for the People Democratic Party in (PDP) in Oyo State were yesterday arrested by the police while filling data into laptops belonging to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC).
The four suspects were arrested in a private a hotel located in old Bodija of Ibadan Oyo State capital
. A source told the The Nation that the suspects were rounded up around 7 30 p.m while inputing data into six INEC laptops from INEC registration form.
The police were said to have been alerted by other customers in the hotel when they discovered that the suspects were carrying out the act.
They were arrested and taken to Bodija Police Station from where they were later transferred to the Area Command Iwo Road for further interrogation.
Among the materials recovered from the suspects were INEC voters registration forms, voters registration materials for some local government in the state including Afijio local government, Ibadan South-West local government and some local governmentsin Ibadan land, mobile telephones and PDP complimentary cards.
One of the suspects claimed to be an INEC official.
The Commissioner of Police of the state Mr. Adisa Bolanta confirmed the arrest to The Nation last night.
He also the command wa still carrying on investiagations.
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