BREAKING: Police Arrest Osun SSG, Others over Alleged Vote Buying
Police said 7 suspects were arrested and N4,810,500 was recovered as investigators examined possible electoral offences and voter bribery.
- On Wednesday, the Osun State Police Command arrested Secretary to the Osun State Government Teslim Igbalaye and five others during an operation at a residential property in Oroki Estate, Osogbo.
- Officers targeted the property while searching for Abiodun Arowomole, known as 'Ashipa,' who is on the police watch list for alleged involvement in serious criminal offences, including murder.
- During the operation, officers recovered N4,810,500, a Dynabook laptop, a printer, a photocopy machine, two Permanent Voter Cards, and a voter register covering Wards 1 to 15.
- The command disclosed that investigators are examining possible offences under the Electoral Act 2022, including the alleged bribery of voters through money distribution or inducements.
- Commissioner of Police Ibrahim Gotan assured the public that the Nigeria Police Force is intensifying investigations to identify all connected individuals, emphasizing that no person is above the law.
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Police arrest Osun SSG, five others over alleged vote-buying offences
According to the Command, officers recovered a register containing voters' details, raising concerns over possible electoral offences. The post Police arrest Osun SSG, five others over alleged vote-buying offences appeared first on Vanguard News.
BREAKING: Police arrest Osun SSG, others over alleged vote buying
The Osun State Police Command has arrested several suspects, including the Secretary to the Osun State Government, Teslim Igbalaye, following an operation linked to an alleged vote-buying investigation in Osogbo. This revelation was contained in a statement by the command’s spokesperson, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, CP Ibrahim Gotan, on Wednesday. […] BREAKING: Police arrest Osun SSG, others over alleged vote buy…
BREAKING: Police Arrest Osun SSG, Six Others, Recover ₦4.81m, Voter Register in Osogbo Raid — Akelicious
Operatives of the Osun State Police Command have arrested six persons and recovered N4,810,500 in cash and election materials during a raid at a residential property linked to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Igbalaye Teslim in Oroki Estate, Osogbo. The Command, in a press release signed by DSP Abiodun Ojelabi on Tuesday, said the operation followed credible intelligence that a criminal gang was hibernating around the area. During th…
Police Arrest Osun SSG over Alleged Vote-buying, Recover N4.8m
The Osun state police command says its operatives have arrested Teslim Igbalaye, secretary to the state government (SSG), and five others over alleged vote-buying. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Abiodun Ojelabi, police in Osun, said N4.8 million and other electoral materials were recovered from a residence linked to the SSG in Osogbo, the state capital. “Acting on credible and actionable intelligence that some criminal gang were hibernating…
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