The Independent National Electoral Commission has warned against announcing or publishing false election results of the Osun governorship election.

The Commission gave the warning via their official Twitter handle @inecnigeria.

The electoral body said that the official results would be will be uploaded on INEC platforms as declared by the returning officer.

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The tweet reads;

“Warning!!!

“Announcing or Publishing a false election result is an offence. It’s a criminal offence punishable by a term of imprisonment.

“The official #OsunDecides2018 results will be uploaded on our platforms as declared by the Returning Officer.

Meanwhile, forty local and international observers are present in Osun to monitor the governorship election.

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Recall that WuzupNaija had reported that security operatives arrested a fake official of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Ile-Ife.

This was revealed by the president of the rights groups, Women Arise for Change Initiative and the Campaign for Democracy, Dr. Joe Okei-Odumakin.

WuzupNaija gathered that the fake official is a member of O’YES Cadet. He was arrested at Ife South LG, Ward 2 Unit 4 during the tour of Commissioner of Police in charge of Ile-Ife Area Command.

It was learned that the police had asked him to produce his authentic ID.

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