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2027: DSS uncovers plot against NYSC members, arrests suspects – INEC
By Omeiza Ajayi
ABUJA: Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, Prof. Joash Amupitan SAN, has disclosed that the people behind a plot against the Commission’s Ad Hoc staff, especially Youth Corps members, have been uncovered and arrested and would be prosecuted soon.
Prof. Amupitan made the disclosure in Enugu at the South-East Zonal Interactive Meeting with Staff and Readiness Assessment for the 2027 General Election.
According to the Commission’s Daily Bulletin, INEC recently identified potential risks to its Ad Hoc staff, “especially Youth Corps members,” and has taken measures to neutralise the threat. He said the people behind the plot were uncovered by the Department of State Services DSS.
The INEC Chairman added that the Commission plans to host a Security Conference “very soon” to address other issues relating to election security.
On the Commission’s wider security arrangements, he said its partnership with the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) had been reinvigorated and expanded.