Hours after $498,100 meant for vote buying was intercepted with the list of beneficiaries in Port Harcourt, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has intercepted another ₦32.4 million new notes suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos.
Earlier, security operatives arrested a federal lawmaker, Dr. Chinyere Igwe, with $498,100 on suspicion of attempted vote buying and money laundering.The lawmaker who represents Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2 in the House of Representatives was arrested along Aba Road in the state capital on Thursday.
In a related incident, another ₦32,400,000 has now been seized by EFCC in Lagos, the sum is alleged to be for vote buying.
The anti-graft agency said on Friday that its officials arrested a suspect who has been taken into custody for questioning.
A statement released by the commission on Friday reads in part, “The massive operation by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, 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 ₦32,400,000 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.”
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