Off-cycle guber polls: EFCC arrests 14 suspected vote buyers, intercepts N11m

Off-cycle guber polls: EFCC arrests 14 suspected vote buyers, intercepts N11m

 Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
(EFCC) have arrested 14 suspected vote buyers in the off-cycle governorship
elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states.

 

In a statement on Saturday, Dele Oyewale, EFCC head of media
and publicity, said the suspects were arrested in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds
in Bayelsa state and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi states.

 

According to Oyewale, the arrest followed
intelligence-driven operations that commenced several days before the elections
in the three states.

 

“Also, a total sum of N11,040, 000( Eleven Million, Forty
Thousand Naira only) comprising N9,310,00 (Nine Million, Three Hundred and Ten
Thousand Naira) intercepted from suspected vote buyers and sellers in Bayelsa
and N1,730, 000 (One Million, Seven Hundred and Thirty Thousand Naira) intercepted
from electoral fraud suspects across Imo State, were recovered from them,” the
statement reads.

 

 “Also, two vehicles
were intercepted from the suspects. They will be charged to court as soon as
investigations are concluded.”

 

Ahead of the elections, the Independent Corrupt Practices
and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it deployed its operatives to
monitor the elections in the three states.

 

The commission said the operatives were to prevent vote
buying and other electoral malpractices during the elections.

 

Source: Off-cycle guber polls: EFCC arrests 14 suspected vote buyers, intercepts N11m

 - NigerianEye

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