Operatives of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, monitoring the presidential and
national assembly polls made some arrests of suspected vote buyers. One
Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa, a lecturer with the Sarwuan Tarka University (formerly
known as the University of Agriculture), Makurdi, Benue State, was arrested at
the RCM Polling Unit in Daudu, Guma Local Government Area of the state with the
sum of N306, 700 in various denominations stashed in his car.
Luck
ran out on the suspect when he drove to the voting centre which was different
from his polling unit and tried to run upon sighting operatives of the
Commission.
When
asked about his mission at the center, Dr. Tyokyaa could not provide a coherentexplanation, leading to arrest, and the search of his car revealed the money in
various denominations.
He
was released after volunteering a statement to the Commission.
The
EFCC also arrested a man for alleged vote buying with N194,000 at Gidan Zakka
polling unit, Goron Dutse area of Kano Municipal Local Government, Kano State.
A
party agent buying votes through bank transfers was also arrested in Abaji in
the Federal Capital Territory, while two persons, Stanley Nsemo and Eno
Amponsah were arrested in Calabar, Cross River State with the sum of $450 (Four
Hundred and Fifty United States Dollars) and N156, 800 on suspicion of alleged
votes buying.
Earlier
in the day, a woman with 18 voter cards was intercepted in a sting operation at
Badarwa area of Kaduna, Kaduna State.
The
woman, one Maryam Mamman Alhaji, who is a member of the support group of one of
the leading political parties, also had in her possession, a 17-page list
containing names of eligible voters, their bank details and phone numbers as
accredited under Badarwa/Malali Ward 01 and 08, Kaduna North Local Government
Area of Kaduna State.
She
was nabbed after undercover operatives pretended they had voter cards and were
desperate to sell them.
She is currently being grilled by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC, with a view to unravelling other members of her syndicate whom she claimed are also collecting voters’ cards and paying monies through PoS or direct bank transfers.
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