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Vote Buying: EFCC arrests party agent with over N1.2m

by Ola Peter
March 10, 2019
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Abbari was arrested at the NYSC Internally Displaced Persons camp with the sum of N1, 290,000.00, with a template given to him by a party Chairman Election Committee to pay the sum of N50, 000 (Fifty Thousand Naira) to party agents, according to him.

Similarly, Alhaji Garba Isah a party stakeholder was arrested by Operatives of the Maiduguri Zonal office at Ali Mongonu Teacher’s Village Internally Displaced Persons camp with the sum of N300, 000.00, while distributing to voters from Kukawa and Doran Baga in the camp.

EFCC arrests party agent with over N1.2m, another with N300k (Photos)


According to him, “my duty is to take care of ballot boxes and to equally share money to voters. This particular money was given to me by a stakeholder.” Isah stated during an interview.

While making the arrest at Teacher’s Village IDP camp, the beneficiaries vandalized a vehicle belonging to a staff of the Commission. The DPO of Doran Baga who intervened, saved the situation.’

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Man arrested for Vote buying at a polling unit in Kwara

Photos: Man arrested for Vote buying at a polling unit in Kwara

EFCC operatives in Kwara state, arrested the man pictured above for vote buying. The man was found with bundles of naira note which the authorities believe was to be used to persuade voters to vote for his preferred candidate.

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