Police arrest man with snatched 300 PVC, others in Ebonyi

ABAKALIKI- MIDDLE aged man, Ozemena Odeta among others
have been arrested at Ekawoke Ward in Ikwo local government
area of the state while distributing Permanent Voters Cards,
PVC allegedly snatched from Independent National Electoral
Commission, INEC staff during the last distribution exercise in
the area.
Addressing newsmen immediately after his accreditation, the
state Deputy Coordinator, Goodluck/Sambo Presidential
Campaign Organization, Ambassador Franklin Ogbuewu stated
that the suspect disappeared from the community after
stealing the cards but resurfaced during the election.
He noted that the suspect was arrested by the police when he
was allegedly distributing the PVC to voters who agreed to
vote the candidate of his choice.
According to Ogbuewu, the reports reaching him from different
parts of the state has it that the Card Reader failed to
authenticate most voters.
“I want to inform you that the person that snatched about 300
PVCs from INEC staff during the last distribution exercise has
been arrested by the police; you see immediately after the
theft, the guy disappeared from the community but resurfaced
during the election”.
A police source which further confirmed the development
added that the police in the area had commenced
investigation into the matter to ascertain the involvement of
any other suspects