Card Reader Stolen In Zamfara

Reports reaching us say that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has lost a card reader during a training routine for its ad-hoc staff in Zamfara state.

Card readers were tested in several states across the nation on March 7, 2015 to great success. Photo: Premium Times

The training was on-going in Anka Local Government Area, when the card reader was lost an official has confirmed.
Alhaji Garba Galadima, INEC Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, who confirmed the incident on Sunday in Gusau, said security agents, were investigating the matter.
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Vanguard reports that the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, DSP 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.
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.
The use of card reader has been met with great response for the local and international scene with many skeptics opining that the use of the card readers will reduce the risks of rigging in different polling booths.
Also, this weekend Zamfara was rocked by the news that the Emir of Bukukuyum in the state was kidnapped from his palace by gunmen.