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EFCC arrests 14 suspected vote buyers in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi

12 Nov 2023
EFCC arrests 14 suspected vote buyers in Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi

14 suspected vote buyers have been taken into custody by agents of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds, Bayelsa State, and several polling places in the states of Imo and Kogi.

Dele Oyewale, the EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity, made this revelation.

According to the statement he issued on Saturday: “A total sum of N11,040,000―comprising N9,310,00 intercepted from suspected vote buyers and sellers in Bayelsa and N1,730,000 intercepted from electoral fraud suspects across Imo State―were recovered from them. Also, two vehicles of the suspects were intercepted. They will be charged in court as soon as investigations are concluded.”

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