LAGOS  – The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kayode Aderanti, said that some hoodlums were arrested for allegedly disrupting the electoral process during the Governorship and
House of Assembly polls in the state.
Aderanti disclosed this while addressing journalists during a visit to Mr Akin Orebiyii, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), in Lagos.
He, however, declined to give the number of the arrests made, but simply said that the police had commenced interrogation of the suspects.
Aderanti said that the arrested individuals were involved in electoral offences.
“We have made some arrests; we are trying to look into it.
“To me, the election is reasonably good, if compared with what has been happening in the past.
“We have started interrogating the suspects,’’ he said.
He said that the police had not recorded any fatality in the elections.
Aderanti commended the officers of the command, INEC and also the people of the state for their peaceful conduct.
He said that the comportment of the politicians was above average.
Meanwhile, voting has been completed in several polling units in Lagos and counting of votes was ongoing.
Counting commenced in Ward 4, Unit 092 Ijegun and Ward 4, unit 033, Ikotun, in Alimosho Local Government after voting ended at 3.40 p.m.
Counting was also on in polling unit 004, Ward 4, Oyewole Street, in Agege Local Government Area as well as in some other polling units in Agboyi/Ketu in Kosofe Local Government Area.
Our correspondents report that counting was ongoing in polling units in Ward A 071, 072, 074; and Ward B 090, 095, 092, 093 in Kosofe Local Government Area.
Counting of votes was completed at Polling unit 02, Ward G3 in Surulere Local Government
It was also reports that counting was also on in unit 004, Ward 4, Oyewole Street and some other polling units in Agege Local Government Area.