JUST IN: Fleeing Adamawa REC arrested in Abuja, detained in Police custody
The embattled REC was arrested by the police in Abuja, Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement on Tuesday
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Fleeing Adamawa REC finally arrested, detained in Police custody
Adamawa State Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) has been arrested, News Week Nigeria reports.
According to Channels Television, Suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari is in police custody.
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The embattled REC was arrested by the police in Abuja, Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi said in a statement on Tuesday.
The development comes hours after Ari said in a BBC Hausa interview that he would surrender himself to the police two weeks after he went into hiding.
The development comes hours after Ari said in a BBC Hausa interview that he would surrender himself to the police two weeks after he went into hiding.
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“I will surely turn myself in to the police. Before, there was no summon from the police but now there is one. I will soon come out from hiding,” the embattled REC had stated.
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