Rivers Re-Run Violence: INEC Promises To Provide Evidences To Police Investigating Panel

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has promised the team of Special Investigative panel on the December 10, Rivers state Legislative Re-run elections, that the Commission would make available all the necessary facts and figures on the violence that greeted the election.
The invetigative panel was recently set up by the Inspector General of the Police, Ibrahim K. Idris.
“On our own as a Commission, we have also set up an Administrative Review of what happened in Rivers so that where our staff are found to be culpable we will deal with the situation. We have very conscientious staff in the Commission, but where our staff erred, this will be dealt with,” the INEC boss told members of the team who visited the Commission’s Headquarters in Abuja today, Thursday.
He asked the IGP investigation panel to make sure that perpetrators of the violence and killings in the Rivers re-run elections are brought to book.
“I wish to assure the investigative panel that we will now and forever, fully cooperate with the security agencies in your investigation. Whatever you require to facilitate the investigation from the Commission, be rest assured that the Commission will be forth coming”.
The INEC Chairman commiserated with the security agencies for the loss of lives recorded, particularly the death of DSP Mohammed Alkali and his orderly who were killed on duty in the Rivers re-run elections in what he said was supposed to be a peaceful process of election.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation and head of the Investigative Panel, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Daniel Okoro, explained that the purpose of the visit was to felicitate, interact and introduce the members of the panel made up of Police Officers and Officers of the Department of State Services (DSS).
He sought the Commission’s cooperation to aid the successful execution of the national assignment by his team. [myad]