Ondo 2024: Police arrest two suspects over illegal registration of APC members ahead primary

By Akintunde Jacobs, Akure

The Police in Ondo state on Wednesday said it arrested two persons over illegal registration of All Progressives Congress (APC) members, in their hideout, ahead of the Saturday’s party governorship primary election.

The state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Funmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, in a statement made available to journalists in Akure said; “On Wednesday, 17th April, 2024, the Police received an intel that one Mr Ariyo, a transporter in Ondo town was registering APC Party members at his residence ahead of the party primaries slated for 20th of April, 2024.

“Police personnel from Yaba Divisional Headquarters led by an Assistant Superintendent of Police visited the house and recovered the following items from the scene; APC party’s registration booklets, list of names of purported party members of ward 7 Ondo, 53 passport photographs of different individuals, a jotter containing names, 2 exercise books with names and phone numbers of people and 2 slips of a registered form.

“Two suspects have been arrested and are assisting the Police with necessary information to apprehend others involved.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Abayomi P. Oladipo, admonishes all political aspirants to caution their supporters whose acts can stir the hornet’s nest in the state.

“The CP also ordered total clamp down on incendiaries no matter whose ox is gored, as the Command has spread its tentacles to all nooks and crannies of the state to ensure safety of lives and property and peaceful conduct of the party primaries in the state.”