Ekiti APC Primary: Police Arrest Fake Delegates

Men of the Nigeria police on Saturday arrested thugs impersonating to the delegates at the Ekiti All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary rerun in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital.

The men were arrested at the gate of the venue, while trying to forcefully gain access to the venue of the exercise.

The men claimed they were delegates but did not possess any of the documents required for entry into the venue of the primary.

Earlier, two thugs were arrested for also attempting to gain entrance into the venue.

One of the arrested persons was reportedly found with charms, with the sum of N158,000 found on another.

They were handed over to officials of the criminal investigation department present at the venue.

Last Saturday, the party conducted a primary election to pick its candidate for the Ekiti poll, but the exercise was disrupted by some protesters at the Oluyemi Kayode Stadium, Ado-Ekiti, venue of the exercise.

The protesters had alleged that attempts were being made by some party officials to compromise the process.

The protest, which turned violent, led to party officials, aspirants and their followers as well as journalists to run for safety as gunshots were heard in and around the venue, forcing officials to declare the exercise incloclusive.