Kehinde Adewole, Ado Ekiti
Seven persons, believed to be members of opposition party, in Ekiti State, have been arrested for illegal collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from eligible voters in Ikere-Ekiti.
It was learnt that armed policemen said to be acting on tip off stormed the area few minutes before 1:00p.m and recovered unspecified number of PVCs from the suspects.
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The operation caused confusion as the seven other members allegedly collecting the PVCs on behalf of their party were apprehended by the policemen.
Party members arrested are said to be cooling their heels in the custody of the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) where they are stating all they know about the incident.
When contacted however, Police spokesman Caleb Ikechukwu said the report of the incident was yet to be brought to his office.