Nigerian Police Hand Over Suspected Electoral Offenders In Lagos To INEC For Prosecution

Four suspected electoral offenders have been handed over to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for prosecution by the Nigeria Police Force, Lagos State Command.

The Police Public Relations Officers in Lagos, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday.

Hundeyin said out of 23 persons arrested during the presidential and parliamentary elections in Lagos State, six of them were allegedly found to be culpable for electoral and criminal acts.

He said two males and two females were handed over to INEC on Friday morning for alleged unlawful possession of PVCs and diversion of sensitive electoral materials.

The spokesman said that two other suspects arrested same day would be prosecuted by the police for alleged unlawful possession of firearms.