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  • News - South South - Cross River
  • Updated: February 27, 2023

#NigerianElections2023: How Lecturer With 17 BVAS Machines Was Nabbed By Police

#NigerianElections2023: How Lecturer With 17 BVAS Machines W

A middle-aged man named Gabriel Agabi was arrested on Sunday by policemen for alleged impersonation and for being in possession of 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices.

According to reports, Agabi who donned an INEC reflective jacket was apprehended at the collation centre in Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River.

It was also revealed that the BVAS devices were not programmed for the ward where he was arrested.

Agabi disclosed that he is a lecturer in the Philosophy department of the University of Calabar and the security operatives disclosed that he made some confessions and has been taken to the Ogoja Area Command for further investigation by the CID unit.

He is from Ugoro in Bekwarra Local Government Area of the state and is said to have impersonated Dominic Abakedi, the INEC collation officer for Yache ward in Yala Local Government Area of the state.

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