The personnel of 9 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, have recovered 1,671 Permanent Voters Cards from an apartment in Olodi-Apapa area of Lagos State during a raid.
Three suspects were arrested in the apartment, but the prime suspect is reportedly on the run. The military personnel also recovered, ballot papers daggers, hard drugs, charms and Indian hemp from the same apartment.
The Brigade Commander, Brig. Gen. Isang Akpaumontia, who paraded the suspects alongside the recovered PVCs, and other items before journalists at the Ikeja Cantonment, said the arrest and recovery were made following a tip-off and help from the Department of State Services (DSS).
Most of the recovered PVCs had the year 2022 as the registration number, while others had years 2011, 2012 and 2021 with all the owners being residents of Lagos State.
Akpaumontia said;
“Earlier today (yesterday), three young men were arrested with 1,671 PVCs. This was after early information was received. With the support of the Department of State Services, DSS, we were able to arrest them.
“They were arrested with some drugs, dagger, charms and over 1,000 PVCs. They were arrested at the Apapa general area, in a house where we traced them to. The owner of the house, who is the prime suspect, was traced to a hotel. But he took off.
“We are going to hand these suspects and exhibits over to our immediate headquarters to do the needful because things have to be done the way they should, so as to discourage others who think they can take laws into their hands and go scot-free.”
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