Friday, 27 March 2015

MUST READ: List Of Electoral Offences You Should Avoid

A statement signed by Nigeria Police Force Public Relations
Officer, Emmanuel Ojukwu was released on Thursday,
March 26, 2015 to enlighten and warn voters to beware of
certain electoral offences on the election days.
Below is a summary of the statement as reported by News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN):
[+] Casting of votes twice or more
[+] Announcing false election results
[+] Stopping any other person from voting and revealing
information on a ballot paper of another person
[+] Being in possession of another person’s voter’s card
[+] Disorderly behaviour at polling unit
[+] Canvassing for votes at polling unit and shouting slogans
of a political party at polling units
[+] Being armed with guns, sticks, stones or any other
dangerous weapons at polling units
[+] Loitering or walking about in a polling unit
[+] Using siren at a polling unit
[+] Snatching or destroying ballot boxes or card readers
[+] Holding public meeting during election hours on election
day
[+] Wearing or carrying badge or poster of a political party
and inflicting or threatening to inflict injury on any person or
persons at a polling unit as the others
The Nigeria Police Force advises the public to avoid trouble,
as any offender will be arrested and prosecuted.

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