Inec speaks to Nigeria's on the issue of underage voters

The Independent National Electoral
Commissioner (INEC) on Friday, February 22
said underage voters caught during the
general elections would be arrested and
prosecuted.
Chairman of the commission, Prof. Mahmood
Yakubu, made this known at a news
conference, in Abuja.

Yakubu urged that underage voters spotted
anywhere across the country should be
reported immediately, adding that INEC was
working with the Police to apprehend
underage voters and their sponsors.
“Any underage person caught trying to be
accredited or voting on day of election will be
arrested.
“Voting is only open to Nigerian citizens who
are above the statutory age of 18.
“Let me seize this opportunity to warn those
who may wish to sponsor underage persons to
vote on day of election that they will be
arrested,” he said.
The chairman, however, advised Nigerians to
watch out for perpetuators of electoral
violence and do a video and still picture and
send to INEC’s website.
Meanwhile, security agencies, on Friday,
February 21, beefed up security at the
Independent National Electoral Commission
(INEC), Enugu state headquarters ahead of
Saturday February 23 presidential and
National Assembly elections.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports
that that a detachment of about 30 mobile
policemen were been deployed to INEC state
headquarters in Enugu.