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2023 KOGI, IMO & BAYELSA GUBERNATORIAL ELECTION UPDATES

JUST IN: 19 INEC Ad-hoc Staff Kidnapped In Imo, Rescued By Police

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  • INEC ad-hoc staff kidnapped in Imo state have been rescued by the police.

  • Chinenye Chijioke-Osuji, the INEC spokesperson in Imo State, confirmed the successful rescue in a statement on Saturday.

  • She said they were rescued following a distress call.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that men of the Imo State Police Command have rescued 19 Ad-Hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who were kidnapped in the State in the early hours of Saturday.

INEC spokesperson in the State, Chinenye Chijioke-Osuji, confirmed the development.

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She said they were rescued after a distress call, and information about the incident was disclosed to the security operatives, who swung into action immediately.

The rescued Ad-Hoc staff of the electoral commission were on their way to seven different polling units in Ugbelie ward 06 in Ideato South Local Government Area of the State when they were kidnapped.

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She added that some election materials, including BVAS and sensitive materials, were not recovered.

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