Alkali Baba Ahmed, the Inspector-General of Police, has directed the investigation into the embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, be expedited.
This comes as the Nigeria Police Force acknowledged receipt of a letter from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) dated April 18, 2023.
Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, said the letter from INEC detailed the alleged impropriety of Yunusa-Ari’s actions during the April 15 supplementary elections in Adamawa and called on the police to investigate and possibly prosecute the REC for his actions.
According to Adejobi, the IG had directed a team to work with INEC “to expedite action on the contents of the letter.”
While expressing the commitment of the NPF to upholding democratic values, Adejobi said Baba had assured that the police would leave no stone unturned in unraveling the remote causes of the “unwholesome conduct of the REC.”
He added that all persons fingered in the course of investigations would be brought to book.
Recall that the suspended Adamawa REC had during the collation of votes illegally declared a winner without waiting for the conclusion of the electoral process.
His action was immediately declared null and void by the INEC headquarters.