By Ayodele Oni
Few hours after some aspirants in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship race raised alarm over registration of fake members, the state police command has announced arrest of two suspects in connection with fake APC membership registration.
State police command spokesperson, Funmilayo Odunlami- Omisanya, disclosed that the suspects were nabbed at Ondo town following a tip off.
Police statement reads “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 with 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 in this cynicism.
“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.”
 governorship race raised alarm over registration of fake members, the state police command has announced arrest of two suspects in connection with fake APC membership registration.){kind=link}