The Police Command in Rivers State has explained why its operatives stormed the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) in the early hours of Friday.
According to a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Grace Iringe-Koko, operatives were deployed to the RSIEC to prevent a planned arson attack on the facility.
She explained that the operatives were mobilized based on intelligence reports obtained by the Police.
Iringe-Koko gave the explanation while denying allegations by Governor Siminalayi Fubara that Police operatives tried breaking into the RSIEC office to steal sensitive election materials meant for the local government elections in the state.
She added that Policemen from the Rivers State Government House were initially deployed to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) but were withdrawn in response to the Federal High Court ruling of September 30, 2024, barring the Police from participating in the scheduled elections.
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