Anambra poll: Residents uncover hideout where fake Police, NSCDC, NYSC uniforms are produced

Residents of a community in Anambra State have raised the alarm over a hideout where security agents’ uniforms were been secretly sewn.

This development is coming at a time preparations are on top gear by candidates, political parties, the national electoral body and others, for Saturday’s gubernatorial election.

Sources say the fake uniforms were discovered two days ago by some residents of the town, include those of the police, Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC).

Confirming the development, state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Emeka Chukwuemeka, said that the use of fake uniforms would not work.

He assured that the Command would arrest persons with fake uniforms, disclosing that the number of policemen that would be deployed to Anambra State would ensure that anyone identified as an impersonator is caught.

The Spokesman, however, refused to disclose details of the hideout. He said that an investigation was underway.

In his reaction, Director General of the Ngige Campaign Organisation, George Moghalu, said the discovery was a confirmation that stakeholders have a genuine case, as the opposition was the first to raise the matter.

Moghalu in a statement yesterday said: “We wish to draw public attention to an intelligence report which revealed many of these evil plots. You will recall that less than two weeks ago, it was reported in the media that the Deputy Inspector General of Police Operations, Mr. Lar, raised an alarm that some candidates were sewing police, NYSC and Civil Defence uniforms with the intent to unleash mayhem and disrupt the election.

“Senator Chris Ngige Campaign Organisation can further confirm that indeed it is true and in fact fake corpers, fake policemen and fake Civil Defence officials are being imported into Anambra State and camped in certain locations.

“We are equally aware that the aim of this grand design is to use these fake law enforcement officers to unleash mayhem in specific areas where Senator Chris Ngigie is particularly very strong and victory–bound.

“Some of the areas targeted by these desperate politicians are Idemili North and South Local Governments where Dr. Chris Ngige hails from, Ogbaru Local Government, Onitsha North and South and Nnewi North Local Government Areas, and some other places.”

Commenting on the Adoration Ground tragedy that killed 25 persons at Uke two weeks ago, Moghalu said the video which Governor Peter Obi and the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) National Chairman, Victor Umeh, had claimed showed supporters of Ngige carrying posters on the night of the incident has shown that no such thing happened.

“Yes, indeed their infamous claim has turned out to be a blatant lie, as the video of that tragic and unfortunate black night has clearly shown that there were no groups of Ngige supporters positioned anywhere at the Adoration Ground, wearing his campaign uniforms, carrying his posters or waving brooms as they claimed.

“What we have seen in the video as we told you last week remains spontaneous booing and general disapproval by the worshippers against Governor Obi’s insistence to turn their prayer gathering into a campaign rally for his lapdog, Willie Obiano.

“The video of the Adoration Night where the APGA train campaigned is now available for whoever cares to view it and be the judge.

“And as we also said last week, Anambra people should hold Governor Peter Obi, Chief Victor Umeh and APGA candidate, Chief Willie Obiano, responsible for the avoidable deaths of these innocent ones who had gone to the Ebube Muonso Adoration to seek the face of God over their suffering from APGA mis-governance and mismanagement of the Anambra State resources,” he said.