Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Saturday arrested a woman with 18 voters’ cards in a sting operation at Badarwa area of Kaduna, Kaduna State.
The woman, identified as Maryam Mamman Alhaji, was also had in her possession, a 17-page list of eligible voters, their bank details and phone numbers as accredited under Badarwa/Malali Ward 01 and 08, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
She was said to have ran of luck when she fell for a trap set for her by operative who pretended they had voters cards they were desperate to sell.
The woman, who is in custody of the EFCC in Kaduna is undergoing interrogation.
It was further gathered that the operatives are grilling her to uncover other members of the vote buying syndicate.
The woman believed to be a coordinator for a major political party claimed that the syndicate collects voters’ cards and pays monies through PoS or direct bank transfers
She is currently being grilled by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC, with a view to unravelling other members of her syndicate whom she claimed are also collecting voters’ cards and paying monies through PoS or direct bank transfers
The Commission also arrested a man for alleged vote buying with N194,000 at Gidan Zakka polling unit, Goron Dutse area of Kano Municipal Local Government.
Also arrested were party agents buying votes through bank transfers to voters at Abaji FCT.
