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EFCC Intercepts N32.4m New Naira Notes Allegedly Meant For Vote-buying In Lagos State

EFCC Intercepts N32.4m New Naira Notes Allegedly Meant For Vote-buying In Lagos StateEFCC Intercepts N32.4m New Naira Notes Allegedly Meant For Vote-buying In Lagos State

The recovered new naira notes

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 N32, 400,000 (Thirty-two Million, Four Hundred Thousand Naira) 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.
The Chairman of the Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa has implored all personnel of the Commission deployed for election monitoring duties to show courage and not give room for unscrupulous persons to undermine the integrity of the elections through financial inducement.

 

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