Nigeria Elections: EFCC storms Tinubu polling unit in Alausa after N32.4m was seized in Lagos

EFCC officials storm Tinubu's polling unit

Personnel of the Economic and Financial Crimes (EFCC) stormed the polling unit of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

Tinubu, a former Lagos State governor will vote at polling unit 47, Ward 3, Alausa, Ikeja.

MyNigeria couldn't independently confirm the reasons behind the visit by the anti-graft agency.

Recall that the EFCC has seized N32.4 million meant for vote buying in tomorrow’s presidential and national assembly elections in Lagos, a stronghold of Tinubu.

Besides intercepting the huge cash, EFCC operatives also arrested and detained the courier of the money but did not give the details of the suspect.

The Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed in a statement sent to Vanguard on Friday that the suspect had been taken into custody for further questioning.

The statement said following the recovery of the cash, the EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has implored all personnel of the Commission deployed for election monitoring duties to show courage and not give room for unscrupulous persons to undermine the integrity of the elections through financial inducement.

The statement said tactical team of operatives are currently on ground in all the states of the federation and the FCT to fish out politicians engaged in vote trading.

“Telephone hotlines have already been circulated through social media for members of the public to share information regarding financial malpractices with agents of the Commission. Details of the number are available on EFCC social media platforms,” the commission said.