Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Abia North, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, has been quizzed at the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Police Headquarters, in Umuahia, Abia State, over the February 23, 2019 presidential and National Assembly elections.
Sources disclosed that, owing to the police threat to declare him wanted if he failed to report yesterday to answer questions over the elections, Ohuabunwa visited the state CID at about 3:30pm, where he was interrogated. It was not clear whether he was detained or released by the time of going to press yesterday.
Ohuabunwa’s invitation by the police is believed to be in connection with the outcome of the election. An INEC official who was arrested for alleged result falsification, illegal thumb-printing of ballot papers and other related matters is currently in custody.
Daily Sun gathered that a DPO and inspector invited for interrogation also over the incident have made useful statements to the police.
The sources said that corps members also arrested by the police while thumb-printing ballot papers in the bush have confessed that they were kidnapped and forced to carry out the act for the PDP.
When contacted, Abia State police public relations officer, Mr. Geoffrey Ogbonna, said he was yet to be briefed on the matter.
Former Abia State governor, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, won the Abia North senatorial district election with 31,203 votes. He defeated Ohuabunwa, who polled 20,801 votes, and the candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief David Ogba Onuoha, who scored 11,410 votes.