No fewer than 20 polling agents were arrested on Saturday during elections that were held across six Councils of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, for allegedly involving in vote-buying and other electoral fraud.
They were arrested by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at Abaji, Kwali, Kuje and Gwagwalada of Abuja during the poll that lasted for more six hours.
Daily Trust reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) winner in five councils, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won one.
Reactions have started trailing the exercise, with some commending INEC, while others criticised it
Giving the breakdown of those arrested on Sunday, the spokesman of the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, said 2 of the suspects were arrested in Abaji; 9 in Gwagwalada; 4 in Kuje while the remaining 4 were nabbed in Kwali.
Oyewale disclosed that they were caught with huge sum of money to the tune of over N30 million while trying to induce voters, saying investigation into the matter was still ongoing.
He said, “The suspects were arrested across the FCT, for offences ranging from vote buying, vote selling to obstruction of officers to the tune of N17,218,700.00k.
“One of the suspects was arrested with a sum of N13,500,000 in a car parked beside a polling booth in the Kwali local government area.
“Two of the suspects were arrested in Abaji; nine in Gwagwalada; four in Kuje and the remaining four in Kwali.”
He explained that the suspects would be charged to court upon conclusion of investigations.
