120 Anambra State Election Observers arrested and detained

                                                                                 According to a press release by lawyer and activist, Mr Festus Keyamo, the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Mohammed Katsina, ordered the arrest and detention of 120 accredited independent national electoral commission observers who are to observe the Anambra State Governorship election taking place this Saturday. Find the press release below...

                        We have been briefed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) of the following facts:

  

1. That on Monday, 11^th of November, 2013, and Tuesday, 12^th of November, 2013, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission conducted training for accredited independent election observers who are to observe the Anambra State gubernatorial election scheduled for Saturday, 16^th November, 2013.    

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