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2023 Polls: INEC set to prosecute 215 electoral offenders
The INEC said it has received 215 case files from the Nigerian Police in respect of electoral infractions during the 2023 general elections. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Tuesday at a meeting with states Resident Electoral Commissioners RECs to review the general election.
Accordingly, he said the commission is working with the NBA to prosecute the electoral offenders, adding that the NBA has provided 427 lawyers to help prosecute the cases free of charge.
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Yakubu also added that the commission has received the police report in the suspended Adamawa REC, Yunusa Ari, saying INEC would soon take appropriate actions on him.
“We are looking at the activities of all actors involved in the election, including some of our high-ranking officials.
I can confirm that the police concluded its investigation of the conduct of our resident electoral commissioner in Adamawa state & submitted the case file to us.
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