#NigeriaDecides2019: Two men arrested with 14 sacks containing Fake Thumb-printed Ballot Papers in Kano state
The Kano Police Command says it has arrested two suspects in possession of 14 bags of fake ballot papers in Kano state.
Spokesperson of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, who disclosed this to newsmen, said the suspects were arrested with the fake ballot papers around Metro Police Area Command on Wednesday night, February 13th.
Upon interrogation, the suspects said they were from Jigawa state and were only going to sensitize the people in Kano on how to cast their votes correctly during the elections.
Haruna added that investigation was still ongoing as the case had since been transferred to the state Criminal Investigation Development (CID).
Addressing reporters Thursday at the police headquarters at Bompai area in the Kano metropolis, the spokesman of the command, DSP Haruna Abdullahi said, ” two persons had been arrested with 14 sacks of specimen ballot papers.”
Abdullahi explained that the suspects were apprehended within the Kano metropolis loaded on a vehicle.
He said, “Let me categorically state that the ballot papers are not thumbprinted and not real. They are just specimen used to enlighten voters.
He added that the suspects confessed that the ballot papers were on transit to Dutse, Jigawa State capital, with the intention to distribute it to the rural areas for election enlightenment.
The spokesman said that the two suspects are now under interrogation, while the investigation is ongoing.