Vote buying: EFCC arrests Imo AG

The Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Acting Accountant General of Imo State, Mr. Uzoho Casmir, on suspicion of laundering N1.05bn through a bank for the governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha. Uzoho’s arrest followed intelligence report that the governor intended to use the money for vote […]

The Enugu Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Acting Accountant General of Imo State, Mr. Uzoho Casmir, on suspicion of laundering N1.05bn through a bank for the governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha.

Uzoho’s arrest followed intelligence report that the governor intended to use the money for vote buying in favour of a particular candidate in today’s gubernatorial election, a top EFCC source told Daily Trust yesterday.

The source said,”Intelligence further revealed that Mr Casmir withdrew the amount in three tranches between Tuesday and Thursday this week in the following order; N200m on Tuesday, N500m on Wednesday and N350m on Thursday.”

He said, the EFCC had blocked the traced accounts while the arrested Accountant General has been providing useful information to the commission. EFCC spokesman Tony Orilade confirmed the arrest.