By Fatima Zahra Muhammad
ASHENEWS reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has written to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, seeking an investigation of the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa-Ari.
Recall that Yunusa-Ari had declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru as the winner of the supplementary poll held in Adamawa State, a decision INEC had nullified.
The Police, in a statement issued on Sunday, confirmed that it received the letter dated 18th April 2023 from INEC.
The statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi read “The Nigeria Police Force is in receipt of a letter dated 18th April 2023 from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) detailing the alleged impropriety of the actions of one Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), during the recently concluded supplementary elections and calling on the Police to investigate and possibly prosecute the REC for his actions.
“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, CFR, has directed an investigative team to work in collaboration with the INEC to expedite action on the contents of the letter.
“The Inspector-General of Police while expressing the commitment of the NPF to upholding democratic values, assures Nigerians and the international community, that the Police will leave no stone unturned in unraveling the remote causes of the unwholesome conduct of the REC as well as ensure that all persons fingered in the course of investigations are brought to book, “
