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The INEC officer, Mrs Ekwi Adebisa ( in black cap) being escorted out of the mile police station by police men. Behind her is the acting NDDC MD, Mrs Ibim Semenitary

An official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mrs Ekwi Adebisa, the ward 10, Port Harcourt LGA collation officer abducted last night has been found in Mile 1

police station in Port Harcourt. Mrs Adebisa was allegedly found with 3 fake result sheets and attempted to switch them for the original before alarm was raised. No column for PDP in She was later said to have been abducted last night which led to the suspension of collation of results in the Constituency but this morning, she was found at the mile 1 police station where she was transferred to the state police force command. Already, the state government have accused the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi of hiring the INEC officer with the plan to truncate result of the election.

The abducted then later arrested INEC officer, Mrs Ekwi Adebisa (in black cap)

“She was first taken to Novotel Hotel where Amaechi and Dakuku Peterside were lodged and results doctored,” the state government said in a statement made available to our reporter. “But immediately Governor Wike and PDP leaders arrived the station, more than 400 soldiers stormed the station alongside Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and the NIMASSA Director General, Dakuku Peterside arrived the station and directed that the Mrs Ekwi Adebisa be released to them.Ward 10 is a PDP stronghold and the Constituency of Mrs Blessing Nsiegbe whose husband was murdered during Amaechi’s administration. Her constituents trooped to the Mile 1 Police Station on hearing that Amaechi had arrived with 400 soldiers to release her from police custody. “But for the presence of Gov. Wike at the Police Station, she would have been released to Amaechi and his 400 soldiers. Governor Wike was at the station to enquire about the woman’s arrest,” the statement added. Amaechi, Dakuku Peterside and Ibim Semenitari and the AIG left with the Ward Collation Officer, Ekwi Adebisa.