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2027 elections: INEC raises alarm over alleged plot to kidnap electoral staff
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned of an alleged plot focusing on advert hoc personnel with threats, intimidation, and abductions forward of the 2027 normal elections.
Speaking in Lokoja throughout a North Central zonal operational readiness evaluation and employees engagement, INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan disclosed that intelligence-led operations carried out with the Department of State Services (DSS) resulted within the arrest of key suspects, who’ve since been arraigned in courtroom. He warned that anybody interfering with or harming election staff will probably be prosecuted to the total extent of the legislation.
Amupitan additionally warned electoral officers towards administrative negligence and political bias, noting that local-level neutrality will immediately influence public belief within the 2027 polls.
“Credible elections cannot be achieved through last-minute arrangements,” Amupitan said, including that INEC is coordinating with safety companies underneath the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) to neutralize rising safety threats early.
The fee expects to handle over 103 million registered voters throughout 176,846 polling items nationwide for the 2027 elections.
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