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…33 More Suspected Electoral Mercenaries Arrested in Ede

The Osun State Police Command has arrested a serving member of the State House of Assembly, Hon. Abiola Ibrahim Inaolaji, alongside 146 suspected electoral mercenaries camped at his residence in Ikire.

The lawmaker, who represents Irewole/Isokan State Constituency in the Osun State House of Assembly, was arrested on Friday night during a police operation. More than 200 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were reportedly recovered during the operation.

In a video clip, Ibrahim was seen making a preliminary statement in which he identified himself and allegedly confessed to facilitating the movement of the 146 suspects into Osun State from neighbouring states for the purpose of voting in the election.

The arrest is part of intensified security operations by the police ahead of the election, as the command moves to prevent activities capable of undermining the credibility of the electoral process.

In a separate operation at Babs Hotel, located behind the State High Court in Ede, operatives of the Anti-Robbery Section and the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) arrested 33 suspected electoral mercenaries.

The suspects comprised 30 males and three females and were arrested following credible intelligence about the presence of a group of persons allegedly assembled for suspicious electoral activities.

According to the police, preliminary investigations indicated that the suspects were brought into Osun State from Ondo State to participate in unlawful electoral activities.

The suspects reportedly told investigators that they were recruited by a yet-to-be-identified politician, who allegedly facilitated the procurement of voters’ cards for them and instructed them to vote in exchange for financial rewards.

Four voters’ cards were recovered from the suspects and taken into police custody as exhibits.

The command said investigations had commenced to identify and apprehend other accomplices still at large and to unravel the full extent of the alleged network involved in the recruitment of electoral mercenaries, voter inducement and other related offences.

JUST IN: Police arrest 146 suspected thugs, Osun lawmaker with voters’ cards

An Accord Party member of the Osun State House of Assembly, Hon Abiola Ibrahim, representing Irewole-Isoko Constituency, has allegedly confessed to importing 146 voters into Ikire to vote for his party in the ongoing governorship election.

According to a preliminary statement reportedly made by the lawmaker to the Osun State Police Command, the 146 persons were brought into Ikire, in Irewole Local Government Area, to vote for the Accord Party.

https://thenationonlineng.net/just-in-police-arrest-146-suspected-thugs-osun-lawmaker-with-voters-cards/

Election is not war
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Osun lawmaker. Abeg what party is he from?

Will he be prosecuted?

One more character 😏

If your goal is to truly guarantee the wellbeing of your subjects, you won’t ever consider rigging.

God pls protect osun people!

No perfect politician. Everyone is trying to outsmart the other. No political party is perfect. The same Accord that has been complaining

geoworldedu:
Osun lawmaker. Abeg what party is he from?

Accord; it's there, but you were too lazy to read.

Nigerians can not learn. Why unconsciously killing the future generations with your deadly action.

Smh

If you have the mind to do good, you don't have to manipulate

Mind you, the loud mouthed party is doing something far worse than this but nobody will challenge them

Both major political party are playing dirty here which is very bad

Stop manipulating people's choice

the grab power by all means party

Police and shenanigans reportage.
They were recruited to carry our unlawful election activities by unknown politician. But atleast, this people know which party they were recruited to vote for. Mention the party and narrow your investigations to the party in that community.
They want to deliver their wards at all cost.

This Osun is a rug! Nothing clean be at all

geoworldedu:
Osun lawmaker. Abeg what party is he from?

Accord party. You suppose know that Nairaland is anti-APC forum. That's why they didn't mention his party in the headline.

geoworldedu:
Osun lawmaker. Abeg what party is he from?

sorry to break it down to you , that is Accord Party.
Anything in ede is Accord party

What of if na the ruling party him come from, will he be persecuted

Election is war ooooo
What's really going on in this country 🤔

Politics is a profession in Nigeria and that's why everyone is struggling not to lose his job.


We are not ready for democratic rule in Nigeria, this is the uncomfortable truth.



🥸🥸🥸🥸🥸🥸

geoworldedu:
Osun lawmaker. Abeg what party is he from?

If you cannot read well to know the party as mentioned above, then you have wasted your family resources on your education. Please go back to school

MrRichmond:
Apc; the grab power by all means party

If the people actually wanted them, they wouldn't need to stoop to this level.

They are talking of accord not apc

geoworldedu:
Osun lawmaker. Abeg what party is he from?

Once, it happened in Ede, the lawmakers will be on the camp of the incumbent governor.

This Osun election might ve the one to break the camels 🐫 back.

Nigerians are watching

What of if na the ruling Party him come from, Will he be persecuted

Poor, uneducated people allow themselves to be used, only to get poorer and make others suffer in the process

A pity we now have thugs and killers ruling and making laws for us.
They should try the criminal. It's not enough to just arrest these people committing crimes against the people.
Imagine the shame seeing a criminal shamelessly making his way to the assembly after being caught for electoral fraud.
When the head is rotten, the entire body cannot be alright.

O ti di woro si woro

Apc dey do runs sef make they free this people joor

What of the aspirant that was caught with thugs and arms? Remind me what happened to him. Order from above.

Election rigging will continue to be possible until we change from this analog way of voting.

If politicians can procure voters card and use it to vote, then 2027 is doomed

cyberbro:
Accord; it's there, but you were too lazy to read.

Lies, quote the part of the article that says that. We all know the party that can do all that.

yesloaded:
Smh

If you have the mind to do good, you don't have to manipulate

Mind you, the loud mouthed party is doing something far worse than this but nobody will challenge them

Both major political party are playing dirty here which is very bad

Stop manipulating people's choice

Funny enough, in Nigeria it's different. The people have no choice, it's a game of highest and best rigger, the greatest weapon of control is poverty. The man caught might even be a lesser and lovely demon compared to others. Its quite sarcastic but sincerely, he knows that if he doesn't do it others will do it to x10

geoworldedu:
Osun lawmaker. Abeg what party is he from?

It's accord but na all party they rig, make we no act saint here

MrRichmond:
Apc; the grab power by all means party

If the people actually wanted them, they wouldn't need to stoop to this level.

Ede Osun state ( accord party) no allow emotions to finish your life