Hudu Yanusa-Ari, Suspended Adamawa REC Granted Bail

Hudu Yanusa-Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) who was purportedly detained a few days ago, has been granted bail by the Nigeria Police Force.

Three days after being arrested and remanded in police custody, Ari was granted bail.

In a terse statement on Friday, the Police Spokesperson, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said,
“The Nigeria Police Force hereby confirms that Barr. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), who has been in custody for interrogations by the police in the course of investigations into allegations of impropriety during the supplementary gubernatorial pools in the state, has been granted administrative bail by the Police while investigations subsist.”

“He is expected to report at the Police Headquarters every weekday while investigations are ongoing on the matter.”

Ari was arrested on Tuesday by the Police Election Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Team in Abuja for alleged irregularities during the State’s supplementary gubernatorial elections.

Despite an unsatisfactory collation procedure, he declared Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, the winner of the gubernatorial elections.