Information reaching our news desk indicated that the state Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Jarret Tenebe, was arrested over alleged illegal possession of arms, invasion of INEC office in Edo.
Though already released, the Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare, in a statement sent to our correspondent, said that Tenebe was arrested alongside one Akeem Zibiri, said to be a retired officer of the NDLEA.
The statement said the two men were arrested in the early hours of Thursday as they allegedly led some thugs to the INEC office in Etsako West where they were apprehended by the Police.
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They were alleged to be on a mission to loot and tamper with sensitive materials ahead of Saturday’s House of Assembly elections in Edo State.
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