The Airport Police Command, Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja has reportedly arrested four suspects in respect of the 20 Direct Data Capturing(DDC) stolen at the cargo terminal on Monday.
The suspects, who were reportedly arrested at different locations around Ikeja environs by men of the Criminal Investigation Department(CID) of the Command are currently been held at the Beesam Police Station where they have already made confessional statements to the police owning up to committing the crime.
The supposed buyer of the stolen items, according to the Police sources is already on the run.
The suspects are expected to be arraign in court next week while man-hunt had been mounted for the other suspect at- large.
Meanwhile the Independent National Electora Commission( INEC) says in Abuja today that 16 out of 20 missing Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines to be used for voter registration in 2011 had been recovered.
The suspects, who were reportedly arrested at different locations around Ikeja environs by men of the Criminal Investigation Department(CID) of the Command are currently been held at the Beesam Police Station where they have already made confessional statements to the police owning up to committing the crime.
The supposed buyer of the stolen items, according to the Police sources is already on the run.
The suspects are expected to be arraign in court next week while man-hunt had been mounted for the other suspect at- large.
Meanwhile the Independent National Electora Commission( INEC) says in Abuja today that 16 out of 20 missing Direct Data Capture (DDC) machines to be used for voter registration in 2011 had been recovered.
A statement by Mr Kayode Idowu, Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman Attahiru Jega said the machines were recovered by Thursday afternoon.
It added that security agents were working assiduously to recover the four outstanding machines as well as apprehend the culprits.
According to the statement, INEC reassures Nigerians that the voter registration scheduled for January 15 to 29, 2011, remains firmly on course.
The reassurance became necessary against the backdrop of the theft of some DDC machines at the Lagos airport.
A consignment of 20 machines was stolen on Tuesday, out of a total of 6,000 brought into the country by Zinox Technologies Ltd.
The statement added that there were adequate safety features to forestall any nefarious use of the stolen items, as such, the integrity of the electoral processes would not be compromised.
``Furthermore, INEC has been assured of intensified safeguards against further breaches.
``The Commission uses this opportunity to urge all eligible Nigerians to turn out for the planned voter registration in January and to work with INEC for the attainment of free, fair and credible elections in 2011,’’ it said.
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