A man, Ganiyu Ahmed, has been arrested and charged to Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly smashing INEC Direct Data Capture, DDC, machine after several futile attempts to register at Shasha, a suburb of Lagos, South West Nigeria. Ganiyu was alleged to have grabbed a printing machine and smashed it on the ground after queuing for several hours without being able to register. The incident happened yesterday at 25, Igbehinadun Street, Shasha, where he had gone to register. P.M.NEWS gathered that Ganiyu had made several attempts to get registered but he couldn’t do so because of the slow pace of the exercise. It was learnt that he had woken up very early in the morning to get a number so as to be able to register to vote during the forthcoming election. All his attempts failed because of the faulty machine. After smashing the machine, he was arrested by the police at Shasha division and charged to court for willful damage. Part of the charge reads: “That you, the defendant, on the same date, time and place, did willfully damage a DDC printing machine belonging to INEC.” The offence is said to be contrary to section 458 of the Criminal Code Cap 17 Vol. 2, Laws of Lagos State of Nigeria, 2003. There was a drama at the court when he was about to be arraigned. His parents informed the court officials that the man was insane. Consequently, the presiding magistrate, Mrs. S.O. Solebo ordered that he be taken to the psychiatric hospital in Yaba for mental evaluation. —Cyriacus Izuekwe
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Posted: at 25-01-2011 04:55 PM (13 years ago) | Addicted Hero
mat-James at 25-01-2011 05:10 PM (13 years ago) (m)
truely as for me oohh, still dey out of dis until the numbers are less
Posted: at 25-01-2011 05:10 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
interpo77 at 25-01-2011 05:21 PM (13 years ago) (m)
hmmmm, so it has reached to this, i know that deffenitly pple will be growing angry over the low performance of the ddc, but in the same time pple has every right to excercise paitiance as has being pleaded the highest authorities
Posted: at 25-01-2011 05:21 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
popo2009 at 25-01-2011 09:33 PM (13 years ago) (m)
So After INEC has collected over 10Billion Naira from the useless Govt they could only purchased sub-standard Machines? When will corruption stop in this country of ours?
Posted: at 25-01-2011 09:33 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
mediaexcell at 25-01-2011 10:22 PM (13 years ago) (m)
the man is not insane..if some ppl have their ways they would destroy the useless machine, cos its stupid,,wat did they do with all the money they collected..nonsence make them free the man..
Posted: at 25-01-2011 10:22 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
jeff_martins at 26-01-2011 06:13 AM (13 years ago) (m)
HE MUST BE CRAZY IS IT BY FORCE SAY HIM MOST VOTE....UNLESS THE POLITICIANS HAS PROMISED HIM SOME HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY TO EVERY VOTER.....SO HE WAS WONDERING HOW TO LOOSE THE MONEY AND IF NOT THIS
THEN HE IS INSANE
Posted: at 26-01-2011 06:13 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
comfortwear4me at 26-01-2011 11:19 AM (13 years ago) (m)
Inexperence!!!!!!!!!!INEC that doesn't even know out to conduct an election! in Eorupe you register only once and that stand for any election to take place and your number/name will be in the record as long as you are still living and be sent to you by post., and that number is yours for life, You don'nt go there to register. The day of election you show your face at election post and your name/number is on the data printed out to the selected officers, as to guide him/her. But in Africa you have to register every year for any coming elections. (THAT OPEN DOOR FOR CORRUPTION) because of in exprence.
Posted: at 26-01-2011 11:19 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
Eucharia at 26-01-2011 11:37 AM (13 years ago) (f)
Let them free that man oo, if some people wil have their way they will do more than that, that DDC Manchine is completely phyuk- up. someone can stand on line for more than four hours at the end u will go home without register ur name
Posted: at 26-01-2011 11:37 AM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
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