Friday, March 27, 2015

Electoral offences to avoid tomorrow - INEC

                

Those that commits the following electoral offences will be arrested and prosecuted tomorrow by the police as  listed below.

  • Casting of vote twice or more.
  • Announcing false election result or stopping other persons from voting could land voters in trouble
  • Revealing information on a ballot paper of another person and being in possession of another person’s voter card, are offences the police would not take lightly.
  • Disorderly behaviours at polling units, 
  • Canvassing for votes, 
  • Shouting slogans of a political party, 
  • Wielding guns, sticks, stones or other dangerous weapons at polling units
  • Loitering or walking about at a poling unit.
  • The use of siren,
  • Snatching or destroying ballot boxes or card readers, 
  • Holding public meetings during election hours on Election Day, 
  • Wearing or carrying badge or poster of a political party 
  • Inflicting or threatening to inflict injury on any person or persons at a polling unit.


  • This above listed was contained a statement released by the Police Public Relation Officer,Emmanuael Ojukwu

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