Some Of Our Staff Were Raped During Last Election – INEC

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by Chinedu Asadu

The Independent National Electoral
Commisslon (INEC) says members of its staff were abducted and raped
during Saturday’s elections.

In a statement on Friday, Festus
Okoye, INEC commissioner for information and voter education, said while
the elections were generally peaceful, there was “high level of
violence” in a few places in addition to “the subjugation of some of our
electoral officials to threats, harassment, intimidation, assault,
abduction and even rape.”

“The Commission condoles with the
families of its ad-hoc staff who lost their lives while on this national
assignment, as well as other Nigerians who died in the course of the
elections,” he said.

“It also expresses its deep regrets and
sympathy for all victims of this mindless violence. We stand with them
in these difficult times.”

He also said the conduct of some security agencies in the elections is a matter of “serious concern”.

“While
acknowledging their professionalism n the deployment of election
personnel and materials in a safe and timely manner, the conduct of
certain members of the security agencies in some states is a matter of
serious concern to the Commission,” he said.

“This matter will be further discussed directly with the Inspector-General of Police within the ambit of the lnter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES).

Source:- Thecableng

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