The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested nine persons for vote-buying in Osun, Ondo, Borno, Akwa Ibom and Sokoto states during the Presidential and National Assembly Elections on Saturday.
Four vote buyers were arrested by the Osun State Office of the ICPC, two persons were arrested by the Sokoto State Office while one person each was arrested by the Ondo, Akwa Ibom and Borno offices of the anti-graft agency.
On Sa9, the agency identified the four vote buyers arrested in Osun State as Adewale Teslim, 32 years; Yemi Adebiyi, 42 years; Shake Idris, 36 years, and Emiola Joseph Oluwole, 69 years. The suspects, who are in Osun State Office custody, were found with documents containing lists of names, phone numbers and account details of voters during the election in the state.
Operatives of the Commission retrieved a list of names and phone numbers of voters from Adewale Teslim at Polling Unit 07, Ward 07, Ile Aganna in Olorunda Local Government Area of Osun State.
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