A team of soldiers attached to 35 Artillery
Brigade, Alamala in Ogun State, on Tuesday
intercepted a truck load of 3,600 ballot
boxes at the Odogbolu area of the state.
The state Police Public Relations Officer
(PPRO), Muyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the story,
saying he was only aware of one truck loaded
with 3,600 ballot boxes that was intercepted.
He said: “A team of soldiers (OP MESA)
attached to 35 Artillery Brigade, Alamala
intercepted a vehicle at the Odogbolu axis of
the Sagamu-Ijebu-Ode expressway
containing about 3,600 ballot boxes.
“After they couldn’t ascertain the authenticity
of the ballot boxes, they (the soldiers)
handed them over to the police at the Ijebu-
Ode Area Command to commence
investigation.
“Right now, we had 3,600 ballot boxes
belonging to Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC).
“Some top officials of INEC at wharf have
called us to say that the consignment
belongs to INEC and that the ballot boxes are
meant for the INEC office at Uyo, Akwa Ibom
State.
“The INEC official said the contractor or
agent would come to the police headquarters
with relevant documents to clarify the
authenticity of the vehicle.
“The items are with us at the command while
we are waiting for the relevant documents of
the items,” the PPRO said.
When asked whether a particular political
party had been linked with the incident, the
police spokesperson cautioned, saying it
would be premature to jump into conclusion
on the status of the bollot boxes.
He said: “It is too early for us to say that
those items are illegal but with information,
we have been told they are owned by INEC. If
we cannot see those documents to verify, we
will take the necessary steps.”
Responding to the allegation that two trucks
had escaped, Adejobi said: “I am aware of
just one vehicle which contained 3,600 ballot
boxes.
“One person is in custody in connection with
the vehicle and if there are more than one
vehicle, our officers are on the road to
apprehend them.
“An original document was tendered and from
security agents and governmental agencies,
particularly INEC.
“All the documents that we have are pointing
towards INEC as the owner but we are not
relying on that.”
However, the vehicle and its content had has
been handed over to the police in Ijebu-Ode
area command.
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