Following the February 25, 2023, presidential and National Assembly elections, the immediate past Inspector-General of Police, USMAN BABA, said over seven hundred offenders were arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force for violating electoral laws.
INEC had on May 2, 2023, said it would prosecute two hundred and fifteen handed over to it out of the seven hundred and seventy four persons arrested for various electoral offences by the NPF during the polls.0.00
The commission said it was partnering with the NBA, which offered pro bono legal services for the effective prosecution of the electoral offenders.
Out of the 215 case files received by the commission, one hundred and ninety six cases are electoral offences and are being handled by INEC and the NBA.
The National Publicity Secretary, NBA, Habeeb Lawal, said that one hundred and ninety six suspects, including INEC officials and members of political parties, were being prosecuted for various electoral offences such as vote-buying, arms possession, and others committed during the 2023 poll.
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