53-YEAR-OLD WOMAN DETAINED IN LAGOS WITH 550 INEC MATERIALS

The 53-year-old woman (name withheld), who was allegedly found with laminated election materials, has been arrested, according to the police command in Lagos.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the command’s spokesperson, verified this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday.

According to Hundeyin, the suspect was detained on Thursday at around 4 o’clock in the afternoon at Candos Road, Baruwa in the Iyana-Ipaja region of the State.

He claimed that the suspect was detained while making photocopies inside a business center.

“She was found in possession of 550 unique INEC materials.

She was unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for how she came into possession of the materials, and the laptop she used to print the materials on has now been found.

For further investigation, the matter has been forwarded to State CID Yaba, he said.