INEC officer kidnapped with election results in Zamfara
Bashir Shagari, the electoral officer in charge of Maradun Local Government Area (LGA) in Zamfara State, has been kidnapped.
According to reports, Shagari was kidnapped on his way to INEC collation center in Gusau to deliver the results of the governorship election for Maradun on Monday.
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The electoral officer was together with other INEC staff when they were asked to stop on a bridge near Maradun town before they were whisked away to an unknown destination, according to Punch.
Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of INEC in the state, Muktari Janyau, said the matter had been reported to the police headquarters.
Janyau said, “The resident electoral commissioner in charge of Zamfara State, Professor Sa’idu Babura Ahmed, has reported the issue to the police commissioner for appropriate action.”
The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Mohammed Shehu, could not be reached for comment as at the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, results from nine out of 14 local government areas have been announced and the opposition PDP is leading in seven local governments so far declared.
