Soldiers Intercept 3,600 ballot boxes in Ogun

THREE thousand, six hundred ballot boxes were intercepted by soldiers in Ogun State yesterday.
The soldiers who were from the 35 Artillery

Brigade, Alamala, Abeokuta intercepted the truck fully loaded with the boxes at a spot near Odogbolu on the Ijebu-Ode/Benin expressway. They were on a routine “stop and search” assignment when they arrested the driver and three other suspects who told them (soldiers) that an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) contractor asked them to convey the boxes to Akwa Ibom.

However, not satisfied with the explanation, the soldiers handed them over to the State Police Command. When contacted, the Command’s spokesman, Mr. Muyiwa Adejobi (ASP) confirmed the story, disclosing that the incident happened at 8 a.m. Adejobi told journalists,

“When they (soldiers) could not ascertain the authenticity of the ballot boxes, they handed the suspects over to the police at Ijebu Ode area command. Police thereafter commenced investigation into the matter.” His words “As I speak with you, we have the 3,600 ballot boxes belonging to INEC of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”