Nzekwe, who explained that the Kwara EFCC Command got credible intelligence and acted on it to arrest the suspects, added that investigations on the suspects were still ongoing.
By Jeffrey Agbo
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has apprehended 19 suspects over alleged vote-buying during the governorship and state houses of assembly polls in Kwara State.
The anti-graft agency paraded the suspects at its head office, located at GRA, Ilorin, the state capital on Saturday shortly after their arrest.
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Speaking with reporters, acting head of the Ilorin zonal office, Micheal Nzekwe, said the suspects were arrested at different locations across the state and that money and Point of Sales (PoS) machines were recovered from them.
“The suspects were picked in different locations across the state with money and POS machines found in their possession,” he stated.
Nzekwe, who explained that the Kwara EFCC Command got credible intelligence and acted on it to arrest the suspects, added that investigations on the suspects were still ongoing.