My Threat Of Killing People During The Elections Was To Infuse Fear In Them- Joseph Mbu

Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 2, in person of Joseph Mbu, has said the threat he issued to kill 10 people for every policeman killed has greatly and positively iflurnced the conduct of the Lagos State election towards a peaceful one. Mbu says as a police officer he is prohibited to go about killing citizens, but only made that statement to infuse fear in them and it really worked. Here is what he told journalists shortly after the elections;

“Generally, people are becoming more and more mature, sensitive and reasonable. And anyway, the statement I made, which generated a lot of (controversy); people misconstrued it all over, but that also helped the police because people say, ‘this man has come o and whatever he says, he means it’, and that also instilled fear in them.

PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION UPDATE: INEC Resumes Announcement Of Results

Results to the presidential election has just began, with the INEC chairman on seat ready to make known to the world results to the election as voted on saturday and sunday.

It will be recalled that from the last announcement of the eight states and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, PDP is in early lead. Please proceed with a click (Continue Reading) to see full results as we update you...

READ STORY!! Poll Officials Escape Lynching In Anambra

The moment when electoral official comes late to the polling unit.. this is not funny at all but yet dramatic!

 An official almost got lynched by anxious voters after getting late to his appointed polling unit. He is an electoral official at Umunankwo/ Mputu ward in Ogbaru local government area of Anambra State. LEADERSHIP Sunday has it that the poll officials arrived the centre at about 12:30pm without result sheets for two polling units. One of the officials for the centre, Mr. Ignatius Onyejekwe, stated that he escaped the wrath of the voters along with other ad hoc staff by the whiskers.