The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Saturday, July 30, 2022, debunked reports of arrest of its officials over alleged creation of illegal voter enrollment centre.
INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, made the statement in an interview with the NAN.
Some media outfits had earlier reported that three officials of INEC in the state, were arrested by Police officers for allegedly conspiring to create an illegal Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) centre in the church.
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Reacting, Agbaje described the news report as fake news.
“All my staff and machines are complete. No member of INEC staff was arrested anywhere in Lagos on Friday,” the REC said.
The Quest Times had earlier reported that INEC on Friday, July 29, 2022, debunked the reported invasion of the same CVR centre by thugs and carting away of its enrollment machines.
There had been a huge surge in most voter enrollment centres in the state ahead of the July 31 CVR deadline.