March 9 Polls: Two Killed, 47 Arrested In Anambra

Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the killing of two persons in Obosi area of the state during last Saturday’s State House of Assembly election in the state.
The police also confirmed that a total of 47 persons were arrested for various electoral offences ranging from disruption of elections, malicious damage, thuggery, assault and unlawful possession of firearms.
Of the 47 suspects, 18 have been transferred to the CIID Awka for discreet investigation after which they would be charged to Court for prosecution.
A source at Obosi who spoke on condition of anonymity, told newsmen in Awka that the killings took place when armed thugs attempted to hijack electoral results at Umuota Obosi area.
He said the thugs who came in a commercial bus at about 5 p.m. and were trying to compel the INEC team to handover the electoral materials at about 5pm when the two were gunned down.
But, a statement issued by the Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Haruna Mohammed, stated that the killing resulted from a clash between two rival cult factions.
“It was clash between the Black Axe and Vickings Confraternity that led to the death of two yet to be identified persons at Obosi”, Mohammed stated.
He added that police had commenced investigations to unmask the killers whom he said fled after killing their victims.