The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has threatened to prosecute individuals who were arrested for buying votes during the governorship elections held in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi state last week.
The crime fighting watchdog announced the arrest and the desire to prosecute the alleged vote buyers through a statement released on its various social media handles on Saturday.
It read “Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have arrested 14 (Fourteen) suspected vote buyers in Otueke, Adawari playgrounds in Bayelsa State and at various polling units in Imo and Kogi States.
“They were arrested on Saturday, November 11, 2023 in intelligence-driven operations that commenced several days before the ongoing governorship 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 also recovered from them.”
It added that “Also, two vehicles were intercepted from the suspects. They will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded.”
