As tension still mounts in Abia over the inconclusive nature of the
April 11 governorship poll, the Commissioner of Police in the state,
Mr. Joshak Habila, has denied taking custody of any stolen electoral
materials allegedly recovered from Osisioma Local Government Area
contrary to some media reports.
A release signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ezekiel
Onyeke, and made available to The PUNCH in Umuahia , faulted media
reports that the CP had admitted taking custody of the said recovered
electoral materials.
According to some media reports, the agent of the All Progressive
Grand Alliance , Chief Ahamdi Nweke was said to have “tendered a hand
written note reportedly signed by the CP indicating that electoral
materials recovered from the bush in Osisioma were in the police
custody.”
The release read in part, ” The CP wishes to state in clear terms
that he did not at any time sign or issue a signed document relating to
recovered election materials at Osisioma to any person or group as
purportedly reported.
” The allegation , to say the least, is the handiwork of mischief
makers who are hell bent on maliciously maligning the image of the
Command.
” It is the figment of the imagination of the maker and does not in any way represent the action of the CP,” the release said.
The statement , therefore, enjoined members of the public to
disregard the media report , describing it as falsehood aimed at
misleading the people.
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