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Nigeria 2023 Elections: Police Nab Lecturer with 17 BVAS Machines in Cross River

Monday, February 27, 2023 at 2:15 PM by Onyirioha Nnamdi 1 min read

The police have arrested one Gabriel Agabi over alleged impersonation and possession of 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices in the Yala Local government area of Cross River.

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Channels TV reports that Agabi was arrested at the collation centre in Okpoma, located in the Yala local government area of Cross River, by the security officers.

The suspect, who claimed to be a lecturer in the philosophy department of the University of Calabar, made some confessions before being taken to the Ogoja Area Command for further investigation by the CID unit.

A native of Ugoro in Bekwarra local government area of the state, Agabi is said to have impersonated Dominic Abakedi, the INEC collation officer for Yache ward in the area.

Source: Legit.ng

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Onyirioha Nnamdi Onyirioha Nnamdi is a graduate of Literature and English Language at the University of Lagos. He is a Politics/Current Affairs Editor who writes on news and political topics for Legit.ng. He brings into his reporting a wealth of experience in creative and analytical writing. Nnamdi has a major interest in local and global politics. He has a professional certificate from Reuters and was awarded the editor with the best listicle for 2021. Contact: 08062988054, o.nnamdi@corp.legit.ng

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