The embattled Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa-Ari has been arrested by the Nigerian Police Force NPF over his role in the state’s governorship election.
This was confirmed in a statement released by the spokesperson of the force Muyiwa Adejobi on Tuesday May 2nd.
Adejobi said the suspended REC is currently being interrogated in police custody.
The statement reads: “Barrister Ari, who was arrested by the Police Election Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Team in Abuja on Tuesday 2nd May, 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.”
The Informant247 earlier reported that a panel combining operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have summoned the Yunusa-Ari.
He was invited over his role in the April 15 supplementary elections in Adamawa State.
The panel established by the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, has told the embattled REC to appear at the headquarters of the force, Louis Edet House, Abuja.
Yunusa-Ari on Tuesday May 2nd said he didn’t collect money from anyone to make the declaration.
He said he didn’t hide himself, and was ready to honour the investigation of the panel of investigation.
“I didn’t ask Binani and Fintiri for a single penny. It is against my religion to collect money from someone to help him do anything and I swear to God, claims that I was offered N2 billion are just baseless allegations and rumours,” Yunusa-Ari said.
“Where will I take N2 billion to? I saw it on social media that I was offered N2 billion.
“I don’t regret announcing Binani winner of the election. Anything you do according to the law, you won’t regret it.
“I wrote a letter to INEC which they said they won’t accept — but I’m sure they’ve accepted and the invitation sent by the police is mandatory for me to honour it.
“I never went into hiding. I will honour the invitation of the police.”
Details shortly…