INEC Replaces Rivers State Collation Officer Over Alleged Death Threats

Recall that during the collation of results of the Presidential and National Assembly elections polls on 27 February, a group of men had besieged the headquarters of INEC, accusing Briggs of manipulating and running away with the Port Harcourt City Local Government election results.

Mrs. Briggs had to be quickly escorted into the INEC premises by armed security operatives who shielded her from being attacked.

After the collation, Peter Obi won the Port Harcourt LG with 62,450 votes, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) garnered 7,203 votes and the All Progressives Congress (APC) 5,562 votes.

During an interview with journalists, the husband of Prof Briggs said there had been strange human and vehicular movements around their residence, adding that the threats had spiraled to the university campus where his wife teaches.

“There has been a viral video, where it emanated from, we don’t know but we feel that it was something done within the confines of INEC. During the elections, she was under so much pressure to act otherwise. However, because of her belief and her faith, she stood by the results and declared what the people voted for.

“Now, in as much as we thank Nigerians for calling and commending her, on the flip side, there have been so many threats and unknown numbers calling, threatening her left, right, and center. She came to serve her country. The purpose of this briefing is to let the security agencies, especially the Inspector General of Police and INEC know what is happening.