Two Electoral Commission officials have been arrested for registering 12 individuals in their private homes at the Northern Region.
The culprits, Mumuni Abilla Yussif; 26, and Mohammad Yushaw Kongsoha; 32, were arrested on Friday morning.
Narrating what led to the arrest, the Northern Regional Crime Officer Kwabena Otuo Acheampong said the police acted when it received intelligence that Mumuni, a data entry clerk at Kpanshegu Registration cluster in the North East Gonja district of the Savannah region was registering people at his home at Vitttin in Tamale Metropolis.
A subsequent search in Mununi’s room recovered one Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kit.
He indicated that further investigation led to the arrest of Mohammad, a registration officer at Kpanshegu registration cluster.
"The two suspects are currently in the custody of the police and are assisting with investigation," he said.
Mr Otuo Acheampong further revealed that at the time of the arrest of two, 12 persons including 10 males and two females had been registered, at Vittin, which is not a designated registration center.
He added that the two will be charged with the appropriate offences and put before court.
Latest Stories
-
UBA gross earnings rise by 143% year-on-year as profit hits $1.06bn
9 mins -
World Public Relations Day Festival 2024 puts spotlight on AI, sustainability PR
30 mins -
Actress Gloria Sarfo recounts embarrassing moment with taxi driver
36 mins -
Procure Utility-Scale Solar Power Plant for security of the grid
39 mins -
Miss USA Noelia Voigt resigns title on mental health grounds
41 mins -
King has no time to see Prince Harry on UK visit due to ‘full programme’
44 mins -
Security guard shot at Drake’s Toronto home amid beef with Kendrick Lamar
49 mins -
NPA to engage Finance Ministry to consider removing taxes on LPG
57 mins -
Paris Olympics: 70 teams qualify for relay events
1 hour -
Passport e-gate outage causing delays at UK airports
1 hour -
Anti-corruption agencies from 21 African countries storm Ghana for conference
1 hour -
Farouk Aliu Mahama apologises for Citi FM reporter assault
1 hour -
Unilever pledges to remain committed to delivering profitability
1 hour -
”Nobody expected this’ – Hummels
1 hour -
T-bills: Interest rates tumbled again; government records 17% oversubscription
1 hour