Sixty-seven suspected hoodlums were arrested in Delta State in connection with last Thursday’s rerun election that threw up Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan as the new governor of the state.
The Nigerian Tribune gathered from security circles that the suspects were apprehended in different parts of the state for electoral malpractices.
It was learnt that their offences ranged from ballot box snatching to willful disruption of electoral process in some polling units.
“So far, 67 suspects were arrested during the rerun election in the state last Thursday. They were picked up in different parts of the state by policemen for electoral malpractices. Some of them were arrested for ballot snatching. Others for attempt to disrupt elections,” a security source said.
At the moment, the Nigerian Tribune learnt that most of the suspects were scattered in various police divisions in the state, while some had been moved to the state police headquarters in Asaba.
Delta State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Charles Muka, confirmed the arrest of some suspects but said he was yet to confirm their actual number.
He, however, disclosed that information available to him at the time of filing this report was that 13 persons were arrested with six in Sapele, five at Ubiarukwu and two at Ozoro.
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