A suspected vote-buyer was arrested in Kaduna with over N25.9 million in cash, which security operatives believe was intended to compromise Saturday’s by-elections in the state.
The suspect, identified as Shehu Aliyu Patangi, was apprehended at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Saturday at a hotel on Turunku Road in Kaduna metropolis.
The operation was carried out by a joint team of police and Department of State Services (DSS) operatives, along with other security agencies.
According to a statement from Kaduna Police Command spokesman, DSP Mansir Hassan, a total of ₦25,963,000 was recovered from Patangi.
The money is suspected to be a fund for inducing voters in the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency election.
DSP Hassan stated that Patangi confessed during interrogation that the money was for bribing voters and pleaded for leniency.
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