EFCC arrested 18 suspects in Kano, Katsina, and Kaduna
EFCC arrested 18 suspects in Kano, Katsina, and Kaduna
Aliyu Samba
Officials of the Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 17 people suspected of buying votes in Katsina and Kano states.
The EFCC commander in Kano, Farul Dogondaji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview that 16 of the suspects were arrested in Kano and one in Katsina state.
He said six people were arrested in Tofa and Ungogo local governments with bags of rice and semovita.
"We also arrested 10 suspects at Kofar Danagundi and Kwalli primary school in the local municipal government," he said.
Dogondaji said a suspect was arrested with 60 bags of clothing in Bakori local government of Katsina state.
He said that all the suspects were arrested when they were trying to distribute the materials to influence the voters during the presidential and federal assembly elections. The EFCC commander said the suspects will be charged in court after the investigation.