Several suspected vote buyers were apprehended by operatives from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during the ongoing Edo Governorship election.
The arrests took place around 10:00 am in the Egor Local Government Area.
The EFCC officials left the scene with three suspects—two men and one woman—though some residents protested the arrests, claiming they were being unfairly targeted.
The EFCC had announced on Friday that it would deploy operatives to oversee the election process, pledging to uphold the integrity of the electoral exercise.
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“Our operatives have been dispatched to monitor the conduct of the elections. We are dedicated to ensuring electoral integrity, allowing voters to cast their ballots freely without any financial inducement,” stated the agency’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale. “Vote buying is a financial crime, and the EFCC will not tolerate it.”
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