2019 Elections
Gunmen abduct four INEC workers in Bauchi, voting materials
Four workers of the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] in Bauchi State have been kidnapped by armed men.
The incident was said to have taken place at Jamare Local Government Registration Area 02 with Polling Unit Code 010.
A staff of INEC who was lucky to have escaped said the armed men came with seven Toyota Hilux Vans.
According to him, the abducted staff were taken away with all voting materials.
He said,
“Four of our staff in Jamare LGA Registration Area 02 with Polling Unit Code 010 have been abducted with voting materials. The place was invaded by heavily armed security operatives who came in seven Toyota Hilux Vans, and took the four INEC officials to Jamare LGA to perfect their plots.”
Several calls to the Head of Department of Voter Education and Publicity in Bauchi office of INEC, Ahmed Waziri for responses were not replied.
The situation was same for the spokesperson of Bauchi State Police Command, Kamal Datti Abubakar.
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