The suspects are: Adejoye Emmanuel, Olomojuni Morire, Ololajulo Oladeji, Ebigbemi Ajinde, Aminu Sunday, Fagbemi Segun and Tope Awe.
While Adejoye Emmanuel Olomojuni Morire, Ololajulo Oladeji were arraigned at the Oke Eda Magistrate Court on Tuesday, Ebigbemi Ajinde, Aminu Sunday, Fagbemi Segun and Tope Awe were arraigned at the Magistrate court located along hospital road, Akure last week.
The prosecuting counsel, Mr. Adeniyi Lawal said the trio of Emmanuel, Morire and Oladeji were arrested for allegedly possessing eight Permanent Voters Cards at Mahin ward one unit 16, Igokoda in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state on the election day.
Lawal also stated that Ebigbemi was arrested for allegedly causing breach of peace at Ekitan Ward unit 10, Okonla in Ilaje Local Government Area of the state on the election day.
The trio of Sunday, Segun and Awe were nabbed by the police at Oke-Ijebu area of Akure for allegedly being in possession of dangerous weapons in his vehicle while the election was going on.
The suspects were said to have committed an electoral offence contrary to and punishable under section 129 (1) and (4) of the Electoral Acts
2010 (as amended).
Counsel to the defendants, Mr. Femi Adetoye however argued that INEC has no constitutional power to prosecute alleged electoral offenders, saying the prosecution of electoral offenders was the duty of the Attorney-General of the state .
But, the prosecuting counsel disagreed with him, arguing that section 150 of the Electoral Acts empowered INEC to prosecute any electoral offender.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs. Victoria Bob-Manuel however agreed with the prosecuting counsel and ordered INEC to go ahead with the prosecution.
She adjourned the case till February 16, 2017 for further hearing.
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