The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday called on security agencies to immediately facilitate the release of its officials held hostage in Brass Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
The commission described the development as detrimental to credible elections.
The All Progressives Congress, APC, had earlier kicked against what it described as an attempt to move the collation of results for Brass Local Government Area to Yenogoa, the Bayelsa State capital.
The party alleged the move was a calculated attempt to manipulate the result of the votes in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
