The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Saturday, arrested no fewer than 19 suspected vote buyers during the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kwara State.
The acting Zonal Head of the EFCC, Ilorin Zonal Office, Michael Nzekwe, revealed that the suspects were paraded at the commission’s head office located at GRA, Ilorin, the Kwara State capital.
Nzekwe said the mandate of the anti-graft was to ensure that money influence in politics is eradicated.
“The suspects were directly involved in vote-buying. We got credible intelligence and we acted on those intelligence.
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“Some were arrested in Omu-Aran, Ilorin South, and Ilorin West; we were all over the state,” Nzekwe said.
He stated that an investigation would commence immediately, adding that the provisions of the law would be followed afterward.
“Though they were picked in different locations across the state with money and Point of Sale (PoS) machines found in their possession, but we will carry out further investigation.
“We are an agency set up by law and we will strictly go with the provisions of the law after we have concluded investigation,” the acting Zonal Head of the EFCC said.
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