The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to a claim that permanent voter cards (PVCs) were found buried in Imo state.
In a viral video online, residents were seen gathered around several PVCs said to have been dug out of the ground.
“These are people’s original PVCs hidden underground to stop them from voting,” a voice in the video said.
In a statement on Thursday by Festus Okoye, INEC national commissioner, information and voter education, the electoral body said its attention has been drawn to videos trending online that PVCs were allegedly buried underground in some locations, “including the compound of a high-profile person”.
INEC said it is not taking the allegations lightly, adding that it has “commenced immediate investigation and anyone found culpable in this diabolical scheme clearly intended to disenfranchise Nigerians will be sanctioned under the law”.
