Edo guber: EFCC arrests suspected vote buyers in Egor LGA

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested some suspects for alleged vote buying in the ongoing Edo governorship election.

EFCC and police operatives could be seen apprehending three suspects at a polling unit in the LGA, before dragging them away and out of sight.

The suspects consisted of two males and a female.

Handing out money to voters, or inducing electorates to cast ballots in a certain direction, have become commonplace across Nigeria during elections.

Ahead of the Edo election, Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation (CSO), had alerted that politicians may resort to violence and vote buying during the poll.

Egor was one of the eight LGAs identified as a hotspot.

Others included Ovia south-west, Ovia north-east, Egor, Oredo, Ikpoba Okha, Etsako west, Etsako east, and Esan south-east.