Juliet Buna
Men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested two men, for alleged vote-buying in Gusau, Zamfara State.
A statement on EFCC’s official Facebook handle identified the two men as Mustapha Abubaka and Isa Abdullahi.
According to a statement, Abubakar was arrested with N107,000 and tickets designed for voters while Abdullahi had bundles of wrappers meant for voters.
It said, “Officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, led by Commander of the EFCC, Aliyu Yusuf, on 25th February 2023 arrested two alleged vote buyers in Gusau, Zamfara State.
“While Mustapha Abubaka was arrested with the sum of N107,000 (One Hundred and Seven Thousand Naira) only in one thousand naira denomination and tickets specially designed for voters as evidence for voting his party before collection of the money, Isa Abdullahi was arrested for buying votes with wrappers concealed in the boot and back seat of a Peugeot 406 saloon.”
“The suspects and the recovered items are in the custody of the Commission as the investigation continues.
