The Independent National
Electoral Commission (INEC) in Niger State has said it has uncovered a fake
registration centre in Zungeru, Wushishi Local Government Area of the state.
The Resident Electoral
Commissioner (REC) in the state, Professor Sam Egwu, made this known to
reporters yesterday in Minna.
According to him, the police,
through a tip-off, invaded the centre and arrested the alleged culprit with
many temporary voters’ cards.
Prof. Egwu said most of the
fraudster’s clients were workers of a construction company who requested for
voters’ cards or any document to ensure that they were duly registered to vote
in the forthcoming elections.
“The suspect normally worked on
the temporary voters’ card he obtained to produce new ones for unsuspecting
clients,” the REC stated.
He said the fraudster usually
charged certain amount of money before issuing the fake cards.
He advised eligible voters to
always visit designated INEC registration centres for registration, adding that
the commission did not charge money for the exercise.
He said the suspect was
undergoing interrogation by security agents.
The REC further disclosed that 10
new registration centres had been added to the state as a way of encouraging
more eligible voters to register.
He said a total of 144, 406
eligible voters had so far registered in the ongoing continuous voters’
registration across the state.
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