“He is expected to report at the Police Headquarters every weekday while investigations are ongoing on the matter.”
The suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who was recently arrested by the police, has been granted an administrative bail.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Friday.
“The Nigeria Police Force hereby confirms that Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the Suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who has been in custody for interrogations by the police in the course of investigations into allegations of impropriety during the supplementary gubernatorial pools in the state, has been granted administrative bail by the police while investigations subsist,” the statement read.
“He is expected to report at the Police Headquarters every weekday while investigations are ongoing on the matter.”
On April 16, Yunusa-Ari caused controversy by declaring Aisha Binani Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election when the collation of the results was yet to be completed.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the announcement null and void and summoned the REC to its headquarters in Abuja.
Subsequently, the electoral umpire wrote to the police to prosecute Yunusa-Ari over the electoral infraction.
On April 20, President Muhammadu Buhari approved the suspension of the Adamawa REC pending the completion of the investigation by the police.