The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has seized cash amounting to N32.4 million, which was meant to be used for vote buying in the presidential and national assembly election on Saturday.
Apart from intercepting the huge cash, operatives of the EFCC also arrested and detained the courier of the money but did not give the details of the suspect.
This was disclosed in a Twitter post on the official handle of the EFCC on Friday.
The Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC Mr. Wilson Uwujaren confirmed in a said following the recovery of the cash, the EFCC Chairman, 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.
The statement said tactical team of operatives are currently on ground in all the states of the federation and the FCT to fish out politicians engaged in vote trading.
“Telephone hotlines have already been circulated through social media for members of the public to share information regarding financial malpractices with agents of the Commission. Details of the number are available on EFCC social media platforms,” the commission said.
“Members of the public are encouraged to report anyone trying to buy or sell votes by making use of the EFCC financial crimes reporting App, Eagle Eye, which is available for download on the Google Play or Apple store. They can also reach the Commission through our social media handle, @officialefcc or by email, info@efcc.gov.ng,the statement said.