Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says it has seized the sum of N32.4M in new naira notes from a suspect allegedly meant for buying votes during elections.
In a statement released on Twitter via the
commission’s page on Friday 24th February 2023, a day before the presidential
election, it apprehended a suspect who was in possession of millions of naira.
According to EFCC, the money was allegedly
meant to be used for buying votes in the elections slated for Saturday 25thFebruary 2023. The EFCC said that the suspect has been taken into custody for
further questioning.
The statement reads;
“EFCC Intercepts N32.4m Allegedly Meant for
Vote-buying in Lagos. The massive operation by the EFCC to deter vote trading
and other financial malfeasance ahead of tomorrow’s presidential and national
assembly elections may have begun paying dividends with the interception in
Lagos of the sum of N32,400,000 (Thirty-two Million, Four Hundred Thousand
Naira) allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos.
The recovery was made by operatives of the
Lagos Zonal Command of the Commission. The suspect involved has been taken into
custody for further questioning. The Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed
Bawa has implored all personnel of the Commission 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 teams of operatives are currently on
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 EFCCsocial 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.”
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