THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended 20 persons suspected of involvement in vote buying in Kwara State.
The Commission that the suspects were arrested on Saturday, March 18 in Irepodun, Ilorin West and Ilorin South local government areas of the state during the governorship and state assembly elections.
Parading the suspects, the Acting Commander of the Ilorin Zonal Office of the EFCC, Michael Nzekwe, said the Commission acted on credible intelligence to carry out the operation.
Nzekwe said, “Majority of the people arrested were directly involved in vote-buying. We got credible intelligence and we acted on it. Some of the arrests were made in Omu-Aran, Ilorin South and Ilorin West. We were all over the 16 local government areas.”
Nzekwe added that huge amounts of cash and point of sales (POS) machines were recovered from the suspects.
He stressed that the suspects are currently under investigation.
“After the investigation, we will strictly follow the provisions of the law,” he added.
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