The polling unit where vote-buying allegedly took place. Credit: X | Rufai Oseni
The Nigeria Police Force has urged residents and observers alleging electoral malpractice during Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State to present concrete evidence, rather than relying solely on photographs.
In a statement released to respond to a viral image circulating on social media, the Force’s New Media Officer, Aliyu Giwa, said police officers seen in the photo at a polling unit in Ikere Local Government Area were carrying out their constitutional duty of providing security.
The image, posted by journalist Oseni Rufai, showed two policewomen near an open polling booth, with claim that they were “helping with vote buying.”
The post sparked widespread criticism and accusations against the police.
