Police operatives in Imo State have rescued 19 INEC Ad-Hoc staff who were kidnapped in the early hours of Saturday in Imo State.
Spokesperson of the Commission, Chinenye Chijioke- Osuji said , the 19 INEC Ad-Hoc staff were on their way to seven different polling units in Ugbelie ward 06 in Ideato South LGA of Imo state when they were abducted.
According to her, the rescue took place after a distress call and information about the incident was made to the operatives who immediately swung into action.
She said while the victims were rescued, the election materials in their possession which include BVAS and other sensitive materials were not recovered.