Hudu-Yunusa Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, has been arrested by the operatives of the Nigeria Police Force for an alleged subjugation of the electoral process he during the April 15 supplementary governorship poll in the state.
Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the arrest said Yunusa-Ari and other accomplice are now being interrogated at the Force Headquarters, Louis Edet House, Abuja over the complicity in the alleged electoral fraud.
Yunusa-Ari had caused commotion after declaring the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election, when collation of results was yet to be completed but the Independent National Electoral Commission overruled the embattled electoral officer.
The INEC officer had went underground since the announcement of his suspension write to the police asking it to investigate, and if found culpable, prosecute Yunusa-Ari over alleged electoral infractions.
suspension pending the conclusion of an investigation by the police.
Confirming the arrest of Yunusa-Ari and other suspects on Tuesday, Adejobi said, “The Nigeria Police Force hereby confirms the arrest of Barrister Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Adamawa State REC, who was alleged to have announced the candidate of the All Progressives Congress winner of the gubernatorial elections during the recently concluded supplementary elections following calls for his arrest and investigation by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the basis of alleged impropriety in the course of supplementary gubernatorial polls in the State.
“Barrister Yunusa-Ari, who was arrested by the Police Election Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Team in Abuja on Tuesday, May 2, 2023, is currently in police custody and is being grilled to ascertain the motives and motivations behind his alleged improper actions during the supplementary elections in Adamawa State.
“In addition, other officials and individuals culpable in the saga are being interrogated by the team.
“The Inspector-General of Police has given clear assurance that every individual involved/indicted in the matter will be apprehended and investigated in line with the provisions of the law for possible prosecution. The IG has assured of the commitment of the Force to ensure that justice is served in this case and that all guilty parties are brought to justice.”
