A few months before the 2023 elections, police arrested two persons in possession of 468 Permanent Voter Cards.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s national commissioner and chairman, information and voter education committee, Festus Okoye, on Sunday, November 27.
The offenders were identified simply as; Nasiru Idris, who was found with 101 PVCs in Sokoto State, and the other person, (name withheld) was arrested with 367 PVCs in Kano State.
According to Okoye, their offence was in contravention of Sections 117 and 145 of the Electoral Act 2022, Channels TV added.
Also, the statement added that the offenders were currently receiving their due punishment.
The statement read:
“In the last couple of weeks, the Nigeria Police has arrested some individuals found to be in illegal possession of voter cards in some States of the Federation.
“The Commission wishes to reiterate that it will continue to pursue all violators of the Electoral Act and ensure their diligent prosecution.”
Giving an update on the PVC collection, Okoye stated that INEC is determined to make the process as seamless as possible.
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