Kogi Poll: Three Suspects Arrested By Soldiers Are Police Officers – IGP

Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, IGP, has disclosed that three suspects arrested by soldiers during the just concluded Kogi state governorship election are police officers.

DAILY REPORT NG recalls that on Saturday, soldiers on election duty in Okene, apprehended black-coloured security vehicles and arrested occupants of the cars.

Most of the miscreants arrested by the soldiers were suspected to be political thugs.

However, Egbetokun, in a statement issued on Tuesday by Olumuyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, confirmed that three of the suspects are policemen.

The statement reads partly: “In Kogi State, it has been confirmed that three officers who were arrested by soldiers and handed over to the Police were indeed police personnel but were found to be escorting a VIP contrary to directives.

“Others who were arrested by election officers escorting VIPs during the polls will also be sanctioned as such actions are against established protocols, and the officers involved will face disciplinary measures as a consequence.”

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