Man arrested with N13.5m during FCT councils’ poll

A man has reportedly been arrested at a polling unit in the Kwali Area Council with N13.5 million. Abuja Metro reports that 19 others were also arrested for similar offences across four other area councils during the election, which was otherwise marred by low voter apathy. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed the […]

A man has reportedly been arrested at a polling unit in the Kwali Area Council with N13.5 million.

Abuja Metro reports that 19 others were also arrested for similar offences across four other area councils during the election, which was otherwise marred by low voter apathy.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) confirmed the arrests in an official statement.

The commission’s spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, stated that the suspects were apprehended across the FCT for offences ranging from the obstruction of officers to vote buying and selling, involving a total sum of N17,218,700.

“One of the suspects was arrested with N13.5 million in a car parked beside a polling booth in the Kwali Area Council,” Oyewale said. (NAN)