The Commander, 32 Artillery Brigade, Akure, Brig. Gen. Aliyu Momoh, \u00a0has \u00a0given a shoot on sight order in Ekiti State ahead of the June 21 governorship election.<\/p>\n
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He disclosed this to journalists in Ado-Ekiti on Thursday while parading three men caught with ballot papers.<\/p>\n
The men, Olufemi Ose, Akanbi Oluwasegun, Biodun Erinfolami, were arrested around 1.30pm with articulated truck loaded with ballot papers.<\/p>\n
Momoh said, \u201cThose who are harbouring hoodlums, we will get them. I have given the order to my men that whosoever is caught with any offensive weapons against the state should be brought down. That is a strong message to everybody irrespective of political parties. We are neutral and we stand as such.\u201d<\/p>\n
Momoh said he ordered his men to conduct a thorough search of the truck and discovered ballot papers of 2008, 2009 and 2011, reflective jacket and a 2014 stamp of INEC, adding, \u201cYou can\u2019t say a 2014 is a waste material.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an interview with journalists, Ose said he brought some consignment to Akure park where he was approached by a man to carry beans for him.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought of using the money to buy fuel. When I got to the man, he said he had already got another vehicle to carry the beans but that he had papers to carry from INEC office in Ado-Ekiti. One motor loaded in INEC yesterday but my own was loaded today and I left after I got my waybill.\u201d<\/p>\n
Momoh said the Department of State Security Service had been invited to investigate the claims by the men in order to establish the truth.<\/p>\n
The army boss, who refused to disclose where the men were arrested said his men were on ground and \u201cwaiting for more people to arrest.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery material moving must be escorted by security agencies. Anything short of that my men will pick it up. We want to ensure the right things are done.\u201d<\/p>\n
But the Independent National Electoral Commission has denied that the ballot papers were relevant to the June 21 governorship election.<\/p>\n
The Resident Electoral Commissioner, Alhaji Aliyu Pai, said the materials apprehended by the military were waste papers that had been auctioned to a company.<\/p>\n
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