IPAC blasts police over brutality of disabled YPP candidate in Anambra LG polls

• The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has reacted to police assaulting the Young Progressive Party (YPP) councillorship candidate, Hon. Okonkwo Onyemaobi Kenneth in Anambra state
• Okonkwo was assaulted at Otolo Ward 1, Nnewi North during the recent local government election
• IPAC said it will take up the matter to ensure justice is served to the disabled YPP councillorship candidate

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Nnewi, Anambra state – The Anambra state Police command has been lambasted for assaulting the Young Progressive Party (YPP) councillorship candidate, Hon. Okonkwo Onyemaobi Kenneth, in Nnewi North during the local government election.

The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) said it is more pathetic as the YPP candidate is living with a disability.

The National Publicity Secretary, IPAC, Chinyere Kalu, said Okonkwo was assaulted and dehumanized in an unwarranted show of force at the polling unit while trying to exercise his franchise.

Kalu said these in a statement made available to Legit.ng on Monday, October 14.

“Council condemns this police brutality, impunity, and rascality, and calls on the Commissioner of Police, Anambra State command, and the Inspector General of Police to fish out and sanction the perpetrators of the attack on Hon. Kenneth. There are no second-class citizens in this country, Nigerians should be treated with respect and dignity particularly while exercising their civic duty.”

IPAC said police are deployed to polling units to provide security and not to disrupt elections, or assault voters and candidates of opposition parties.

Kalu disclosed that IPAC will take up the matter to ensure justice is served, adding that police brutality has no place in the electoral process in the country.

Anambra LG poll: ANSIEC did not use BVAS

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS), was not used for the local government elections in Anambra state.

The LG election was held on Saturday, September 28 across the southeast state except in three local government areas.

The Commissioner in charge of Information and Logistics (ANSIEC), Anthony Nnalue, explained the reason why BVAS was not used in the election across the state.

Source: Legit.ng