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EFCC Makes Arrests as Voting Commences in Edo Election, Video Trends
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EFCC Makes Arrests as Voting Commences in Edo Election, Video Trends

by  Ridwan Adeola 2 min read
  • At least three alleged electoral offenders have already landed in the custody of the EFCC during the Edo governorship election 2024
  • Operatives of the EFCC were deployed to all local government areas in Edo state to tackle voters' inducement in the September 21 poll
  • In a video seen by Legit.ng, EFCC officials arrested some persons believed to be vote buyers in Edo

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Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics and governance in Nigeria.

Benin City, Edo state - Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday morning, September 21, arrested about three suspected vote-buyers in the off-cycle governorship election in Edo state.

Legit.ng reports that the arrest, in Egor council area, comes after the anti-graft agency vowed to clamp down on vote-buying and related crimes in the Edo election.

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Breaking news: EFCC makes arrests as voting commences in Edo election
EFCC arrests suspected vote buyers in Egor council area
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Edo election update: EFCC arrests alleged vote buyers

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Legit.ng reports that vote buying is not fundamentally new to Nigeria's electoral politics, but the EFCC has always fumed against it.

Earlier in 2024, Ola Olukoyede, the EFCC chairman, warned against vote buying and selling in Edo state.

Olukoyede stated that violators would be arrested, stressing that "ignorance is not an excuse in law".

Edo election: Voting starts

Meanwhile, the September 21 governorship election in Edo state took off early in Edo Central senatorial district.

Accreditation and voting had already commenced simultaneously at Ward II, Units 2, and 3, located inside Egware Primary School, Ujiogba, Esan West local government area.

One of the electorate who gave his name simply as Stephen, disclosed that INEC officials commenced the process as early as 8.30 am.

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Stephen who commended the electoral umpire, described the process as well-organised.

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Ridwan Adeola (Current Affairs Editor) Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

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