"I was really shocked when IK declared Idris the winner. I genuinely thought I would win, or at least be declared a co-winner! Nonetheless I’m incredibly grateful for the unique opportunity and exposure Big Brother has given me."
“I’m here to endorse His Excellency for his re-election. He has done so well. I stand here as a youth to say that he deserves a second term to push forward the good work he has started. I do believe in the legacy of the transformation agenda, and that’s why this Ward 2 Ward Initiative is building on that legacy. The president has done so well."
Trouble started after the woman was said to have paid the unknown rider a stipulated amount of money to convey her from Iyana Iba to First Gate bus stop, Maza Maza.
According to an eyewitness, who identified herself simply as Mama Bola, the pregnant woman, Feyisara, when she regained consciousness in a private hospital, said the agreement was for the rider to move her to First Gate only for him to stop near Oluti, screaming at her to get off from the motorcycle.
The source said Feyisara disclosed that an argument ensued and the rider wanted to move the bike but she held his clothes tight, preventing him from escaping.
According to Mama Bola, “The pregnant woman, Feyisara said she had paid the okada rider the agreed amount only for him to lie that Alakija was the destination she told him. So, when they reached Alakija, he ordered the woman to get off but she refused insisting that she would get off at her destination. So, when the desperate rider wanted to escape and the woman stopped him, he attempted to remove her hands from his clothes but to no avail. The man parked the machine and forcefully removed her hands.
The vehicle was searched by a team of security agents and over three hundred ballot boxes were found. The driver of the vehicle presented a way bill indicating that he was authorised by INEC to convey the ballot boxes to INEC’s North East Zonal office in Gombe.
However, following the arrest, news spread in Bauchi State that the ballot boxes were stashed with thumb printed ballot papers in favour of one of the political parties, prompting the police to invite officials of political patties to witness the searching of the vehicle.
Having established that the vehicle was legally authorised to convey the ballot boxes to Gombe, the vehicle was allowed to continue on its trip.
Reacting to the news that the vehicle was conveying thumb printed ballot papers, the Bauchi State police command issued a statement debunking the claims as false.
Haruna Mohammed, DSP, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Bauchi Police Command, in the statement said: “The attention of Bauchi Police Command has been drawn to an unsubstantiated rumour in the Social media that a Lorry conveying Electoral materials was intercepted this morning by security personnel and that it contains presidential ballot papers all voted in favour of PDP.”
Mohammed said, “Such rumour was not only misleading but a figment of the imagination of mischief makers who want to cause disharmony among the peace loving citizens of Bauchi and the Nation at large.”
The police therefore, urged members of the Public to disregard the rumour and go about their lawful business as the Command is Working tirelessly to ensure safety and security in the state.
