Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo state has alleged that the image of Umar
Farouk Abdulmutallab, the Nigerian who was jailed in the United States
in 2012 for terrorism offences is on a fake voters’ register that may
be used during the state governorship election holding today.
Oshiomhole made the allegation when the US Consul General in Lagos, F
John Bray paid him a visit in the state government house yesterday ahead
of today's governorship election in the state.
According to Oshiomole, he was shocked to see the
portrait of the “underwear bomber” in the fake register, but with a
Benin name.
Abdulmutallab was convicted of attempting on December 25, 2009 to
detonate explosives hidden in his underwear on board an airline from
Amsterdam to Detroit, Michigan.
“Right now, we have evidence of two versions of voter’s register, the
one they have officially distributed and the one that some elements
within the ICT in INEC have also produced in Abuja.If INEC has two
versions of voters register and they display one officially, then we
have a problem. And the reason why this is extremely worrisome for me is
that in my election in 2012, INEC tried to use this method to
disenfranchise many of our supporters. For example, I was shocked to
find the portrait of Mr Abdulmutalab, and that will interest your
Excellency, the young man who has been jailed in the US for a terrorist
act. His portrait is in the fake voter’s register with a Benin name
under it. I am sure if you look at the face, if we don’t know the face,
you the US officials know the face. And you find the name under it, that
it is a Benin name in Ovia South West"he sai
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