Operatives of Delta State Police Command has thwarted effort by
some unidentified youths to destroy an area office of the Independent National
Electoral Commission in Warri.
This is coming after the young men in their numbers, armed with
weapons and containers filled with substance suspected to be fuel, chanted war
songs and made moves to force their way into the INEC premises while its
officials were out for delineation of electoral units and wards in compliance
with a Supreme Court judgement.
However, worried by the development, a concerned passer-by
reportedly contacted the police, who responded swiftly and chased away the hoodlums.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer for Delta
State Command, SP Bright Edafe, confirmed the incident, saying, the timely
arrival of the operatives foiled the planned attack on the INEC office.
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