No fewer than 14 suspected political thugs have been arrested for attacking electoral officers and snatching poll papers meant for election in Kajola native authorities space of Oyo State slated for Saturday.
A supply, nonetheless mentioned that the snatched poll papers have been recovered from the suspects and added that about 14 suspects have been arrested.
The supply who selected to not be named, additionally revealed that the affected poll papers have been taken again to Ibadan.
Chairman, Oyo State Unbiased Electoral Fee (OYSIEC), Isiaka Olagunju, when contacted, confirmed the assault on electoral officers however denied that no poll paper was snatched.
Olagunju on Friday, maintained that the Divisional Police Officer within the city had been mandated to arrest the suspects.
“That’s not true. The actual fact is that there was an assault on our officers final night time. Our officers had been attacked at our workplace at Okeho. No poll paper was snatched.
“In actual fact, the DPO of Okeho and different safety businesses adopted our Electoral Officer (EO) to return again to Ibadan. They simply went again to Okeho now. And we’ve got directed the DPO of Okeho to arrest the suspects. That’s what occurred,” Olagunju mentioned.