Bye-Elections Monitoring : ICPC Arrests 3 Suspected Vote Buyers in Sokoto…details

Officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) have today arrested 3 persons suspected to be vote buyers in Sokoto State during the bye-elections monitoring exercise.

3 males aged 48, 37 and 38 were caught in a polling unit of Yabo/Shagari Federal Constituency in Sokoto State  with the sum of N3,105,400 within the voting premises.

All the suspects have been taken into the custody of the Commission and investigations have commenced, ICPC will work with INEC in the prosecution of the cases.