Police commence investigation into PVCs discovered in Anambra forest by hunters
Anambra State Police Command has stated that the reported discovery by wildlife hunters of hundreds of discarded Voter’s Cards (PVCs) inside a bag in the Akamili forest area in Nnewi, is under investigation.
This is just as the police also disclosed that the radio station which reported the incident has yet to contact the security on the development.
It would be recalled that two unidentified hunters reportedly discovered a bag full PVCs hidden in a forest in Nnewi, Anambra State.
According to accounts, the hunters saw the bag containing the PVCs in a bush in Akamili, a community in Nnewi, Tuesday, and later took it to the premises of a popular local radio station, Authority FM.
Commenting, the Station Manager of Authority FM, Mr. Charles Ede, said he was off-duty when the cards were brought, but his staff members have reported to him about the incident.
“I was off duty when the incident happened, but one of my staff members received the hunters when they came. I will send you his number,” he said.
A trending video on social media handle showed that most of the PVCs belonged to people of the area.
The radio station’s staff, who ran a short commentary on the video, urged those who were yet to get their PVCs to come to the premises of the FM to check if they can find theirs.
However, reacting to the trending video, Wednesday, the state police command
Reacting to the development, Spokesperson for the State Command, DSP Ikenga Tochukwu, said the Police Commissioner for the Anambra, CP Echeng Echeng has already ordered investigation into the incident.
“The Command has not received any such complaint from the concerned authority, following the emergence of a video claiming that a hunter found some PVCs in a forest at Nnewi.
“CP Echeng Echeng has ordered investigations into the video to unravel the circumstances surrounding the incident and possibly arrest the suspects behind the act.
“Therefore, the command is constrained to make further comments and any development in this regard shall be communicated,” DSP Ikenga said.
