Suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Hudu Yunusa-Ari, who is under police probe, has been allowed to go home.
Yunusa-Ari was granted bail alongside two Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commissioners and other officials undergoing interrogation at the Police Headquarters in connection with Adamawa Governorship Election fiasco.
The suspects were released on various conditions, including not travelling outside the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.
Report said the embattled REC’s bail was secured by a senator after 3-day of facing interrogation in police custody, with the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba also personally quizing him, the national commissioners and the others.
With the IG during the session, it was learnt were Deputy Inspectors-General. Yunusa-Ari, according to sources exchanged words with the INEC commissioners over the claim that he fled and was incommunicado.
The session dwelt on allegations of bribing during the Aril 15 Supplementary election after which REC declared All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Ayisetu Dahiru Binani as governor-elect, which collation of results was going on in usurpation of the Returning Officer’s role.
It was gathered that the police restricted the suspects’ movement to enable them invite all the officials at short notice when needed.
