23 suspects arrested for electoral violence in Lagos: Police
The Lagos State Police Command says 23 persons suspected to be involved in electoral violence and other crimes were arrested during the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday in Lagos.
The command’s spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to journalists on Sunday.
Mr Hundeyin noted that the number of arrests might increase as the command still collated the number of suspects arrested in different divisions during the Saturday exercise.
“Collation of suspects arrested ongoing. Twenty-three suspects at last count,” he said.
Hoodlums and unknown gunmen allegedly attacked some polling units, disrupted the elections in the Mafoluku area, and burnt ballot papers thumb printed.
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos, Idowu Owohunwa, told reporters on Saturday that some parts of the state had a pocket of violence.
Mr Owohunwa said some persons were arrested, noting that the number of people arrested would be made known to the public.
(NAN)
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