Six of the 19 persons arrested during the gubernatorial election for alleged electoral offences would be prosecuted.
Lagos State police command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin revealed this on Tuesday in Lagos, while parading the suspects and others at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti-Yaba.
Hundeyin said the suspects were involved in 21 cases of attacks on INEC officials, vandalism, and ballot box snatching.
They were also found in possession of fake INEC ID cards, adding that four of the suspects would be prosecuted by the INEC, while two found with arms and involved in other criminal acts would be prosecuted by the police.
The spokesperson said the suspects would be transferred to Force Headquarters Abuja where they would be handed over to the INEC centrally, and prosecute those whose crimes fall under the police.
Hundeyin said two others were allegedly involved in violence at Abule-Ado in the Amuwo-Odofin area of Lagos and a suspected cultist.
He said three suspected kidnappers, who allegedly confessed to having collected about N20.7 million ransom from victims were also arrested and paraded.
The image maker said two other suspects allegedly stole a truck parked by its driver, which was carrying a brand new car belonging to the American Embassy in Lagos.
Hundeyin said the suspects were arrested while trying to sell off the truck with the car at about N5 million.
“The truck will be handed over to the U.S. Embassy, while the suspects will be charged to court,” he said.
He said that two suspected robbers, using Lagos commercial bus to rob prospective passengers were also paraded, adding that the suspects stole the victims’ phones with a view to using the SIM Cards to buy credit or transfer the money in the victims’ accounts.
He advised members of the public to always lock their SIM cards, as the suspects confessed that they were unable to use such cards.
Hundeyin said that the suspects would be charged in court at the completion of their investigations.
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