The Independent National Electoral Commission in Zamfara, lost one card reader during the training of ad-hoc staff in Anka Local Government Area, an official has confirmed.
The INEC Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Garba Galadima, who confirmed the incident on Sunday in Gusau, said security agents were investigating the matter.
Also, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Sunusi Amiru, said the police had already arrested some suspects in connection with the stolen machine.
He said investigation had also commenced to unravel the circumstances behind the missing machine.
Mr. Amiru expressed the command’s readiness to ensure peaceful election in the state, saying that “we will not tolerate any threat to disrupt election process and we have to ensure full protection of INEC materials”.
He called on members of the public to cooperate with security agents and the INEC to ensure successful elections.
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