Almost days now to the forthcoming election, stunned policemen at Oyo State on
Wednesday, around 2am arrested a lorry conveying ballot boxes.
When the driver was asked, he alleged that the ballot boxes belonged to the
Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC).
According to Punch, the ballot boxes were stored in a 40-feet container.
Sources said that the trailer was
arrested on the suspicion that it was carrying contraband items but was
later discovered that its contents were ballot boxes meant for the next
month election in Osun State.
Punch also noted that the trailer and the
consignment were later released after police investigation revealed that
the boxes were being transported to Osun State by INEC.
However, the arrest created anxiety in
political circles as politicians made effort to know if the boxes were
empty or stuffed with ballot papers.
At a point, rumour spread in the city
that a certain political party had connived with INEC to bring in
thumb-printed ballot papers into Oyo State.
A source said, “A trailer carrying a
40-feet container with registration number FKJ 285 XN was actually
impounded by the police but after a thorough check, it was cleared and
released.”
The spokesman for the Oyo State Police
Command, Mr. Kayode Ajisebutu, could not confirm the incident.
He said
he was outside the state and could not get through to the Commissioner
of Police.
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