Votes Buying: EFCC intercepts N32.4 million new notes in Lagos
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have intercepted the sum of N32.4 million in bundles of Nigeria’s N1,000 new notes suspected to be meant for vote buying ahead of Saturday’s election in Lagos State.
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Also, a yet-to-be identified person has also been arrested for his alleged involvement in the distribution of the money.
According to Daily Trust, suspect involved has been taken into custody for further questioning.
This comes barely 24 hours after the Rivers State Police Command confirmed the arrest of Hon. Chinyere Igwe, a member of the House of Representative representing Port Harcourt II with a cash sum of $498,100.
Wilson Uwujaren, Head, Media and Publicity, of the anti-graft agency , in a statement said the Chairman of the commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, had implored all its personnel deployed for election monitoring duties to show courage and not give room for unscrupulous persons to undermine the integrity of the elections through financial inducement.
“Tactical team of operatives are currently on the ground in all the states of the federation and the FCT.
“Telephone hotlines have already been circulated through social media for members of the public to share information regarding financial malpractices with agents of the Commission. Details of the number are available on EFCC social media platforms.
“Members of the public are encouraged to report anyone trying to buy or sell votes by making use of the EFCC financial crimes reporting App, Eagle Eye, which is available for download on the Google Play or Apple store.
“They can also reach the Commission through our social media handle, @officialefcc or by email, info@efcc.gov.ng,” he said.
