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University Lecturer poses as INEC official, found with 17 BVAS machines

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A middle aged man, Gabriel Agabi, was on Sunday arrested by the Police for impersonation and being in possession of 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System machines not programmed for the ward where he was arrested.

He was caught wearing a reflective jacket of the Independent National Electoral Commission for the general election.

Agabi was arrested at the collation center in Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State by security operatives.

He was later taken to Ogoja INEC’s office, where he confessed to have impersonated an INEC official.

After a confessional statement, he was whisked away by the police to the Ogoja Area Command for further investigation by the Criminal Investigation Department.

The alleged impostor claimed to be a Lecturer in the Philosophy Department of the University of Calabar and hails from Ugoro Community in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state.

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He impersonated the INEC Collation Officer for Yache Ward in Yala Local Government Area of the state, Dr. Dominic Abakedi.

One of the BVAS found in his possession had the following details: BVAS No: 09/18/10/012 with 216 accredited voters and 250 votes cast.

The impersonator, who was alleged to have been playing the script of a party, had with the collaboration of others, locked up all the agents of other parties in that ward.

He was also alleged to have disappeared since the close of voting around 6pm on Saturday and only resurfaced at the Senatorial District collation center in Ogoja at past 5pm on Sunday.

A senior police officer at the scene, who preferred anonymity, confirmed the development.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in charge of elections in the district, Zannah Shettima, declined comment on the matter, stressing that he was yet to be briefed.

Shettima said: “I don’t have the details and so I can’t speak on it.”

NAN reports that collation of Cross North Senatorial District results was ongoing at the time filing this report. EAGLE

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It’s illegal to declare suspects wanted, Falana tackles DHQ

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It’s illegal to declare suspects wanted, Falana tackles DHQ

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has faulted the declaration of eight persons wanted by the Defence Headquarters over the killing of 17 soldiers in Okuama community of Delta State.

He said it was illegal to do so without obtaining a court order.

He stated this in a statement released on Thursday and warned the military against bungling the case of the slain soldiers.

Falana said, “The authorities of the armed forces should be made to realise that the military cannot arrest, detain, investigate and charge civilian suspects with any offence whatsoever.”

“We have also read the eight people alleged to be involved in the cruel murder of the soldiers have been declared wanted by the Defence Headquarters. It is trite law that the police and security agencies lack the power to declare any suspect wanted without a court order,” he stated.

He cited the rulings of judges in a number of cases including Benedit Peters v Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to buttress his point.

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Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days – Minister

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Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days – Minister

Minister of Works, Dave Umahi,
says the Third Mainland Bridge will be reopened in seven days time.
He announced this on Thursday during an inspection of the bridge along with members of the Senate Committee on Works.
“In seven days Nigerians will be able to ply this road,” he said.
Umahi also said the Federal Government planned to install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) on the bridge and under it to reduce illegal sand mining around the area.
Currently, he said the lane marking was being done, adding, “When the lane marking is over, we will open the bridge but formally it will be commissioned by Mr. President when he is going to flag off the coastal road.”

The Federal Government on January 9, this year closed the 11.8km bridge in Lagos for a three-month comprehensive rehabilitation.

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Fresh grid collapse plunges Nigeria into nationwide blackout

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Fresh grid collapse plunges Nigeria into nationwide blackout

The electricity grid collapsed on Thursday, plunging the country into blackout, the second time in three months in 2024.

Data from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) showed the grid collapsed at about 4pm on Thursday, dropping from 2,984 megawatts (MW) to zero within an hour.

All the 21 plants connected to the grid stopped operations by 5pm.

Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC), in a statement on Thursday, said the current power outage was due to a system failure from the national grid.

“The system collapsed at about 16:28 hours today 28 March 2024, causing the outage currently being experienced across our franchise area,” AEDC said.

“We appeal for your understanding as all stakeholders are working hard to restore normal supply.”

In a notice to its customers, the management of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) said the system collapse resulted in a loss of power supply across its network.

“We are currently working with our partners as we hope for speedy restoration of the grid. We will keep you updated as soon as the power supply is restored. Kindly bear with us,” EKEDC said.

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