EFCC Arrests 65 Suspects Over Vote Buying

• EFCC has detained 65 suspects linked to voting buying.

• According to Uwujaren EFCC’s Spokesman, 20 of the suspects were arrested in Kwara, while 13 suspects were arrested in Kaduna state.

• 12 suspects were arrested in Rivers; four each in Akwa Ibom and Cross River, while others were apprehended in Gombe, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Niger states.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 65 persons across the country over alleged voter inducement.

Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC’s spokesperson, announced the development on Saturday in a statement on the commission’s monitoring activities on the governorship and state houses of assembly elections across the country.

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He said 20 of the suspects were arrested in Kwara, while 13 suspects were arrested in Kaduna state.

He added that 12 suspects were arrested in Rivers; four each in Akwa Ibom and Cross River, while others were apprehended in Gombe, Sokoto, Kebbi, and Niger states.

“Those arrested in Kaduna State were 10 males and three females. They were apprehended by EFCC operatives either working on intelligence reports or were chanced upon during monitoring,” the statement reads.

“A suspect allegedly involved in vote buying was nabbed at School Road, Unguwan Rimi in Kaduna. The suspect, who initially resisted arrest, is however in custody pending the conclusion of an investigation.

“Also in Kaduna, a team arrested a suspect with voter coupons, which he confessed would be used to trace and pay those who voted for his party.”

The EFCC also said its team monitoring voting around Local Education Authority School, Kabala Doki in Kaduna, arrested two suspects for vote buying, while the sum of N67,500, a list containing names of voters and bank account details were recovered from the suspects.

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“Some of the items recovered from the suspects were voter cards, monies, lists containing names and account details of voters, and telephone recharge cards,” he added.

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