Lagos State Police refute claims of hoodlums attack on INEC registration centre

The Lagos State Police Command has refuted claims that thugs broke into St. Bridget Catholic Church in the Surulere neighbourhood of the state on Friday to obstruct INEC staff from registering voters.

Hoodlums are reported to have interfered with voter registration, and taken INEC's registration machinery, and other property.

However, the command's Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, clarified that the INEC officials were sent to another area and not the church's grounds in a brief statement on his Twitter account on Friday.

The statement read, “The INEC officials were assigned to Imam Thani Street by House No 9A for today’s exercise. They were, however, found within the church premises.

“Residents raised concerns and informed the police. The DPO Ijeshatedo swung into action and brought the INEC officials to the station.

“Preliminary findings show that a resident of the area who volunteered to transport the officials from their office to the centre was responsible for the mix-up, deliberate or not. Further investigation will reveal

“Meanwhile, the officials were immediately released to proceed to the correct centre to continue their assignment.”

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