EFCC arrests 20 for alleged electoral fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested 20 suspects for sundry electoral offences in the just-concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local government elections.

The Head of Media and Publicity of EFCC, Dele Oyewale, announced this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday.

Oyewale said the suspects were arrested across the FCT for offences ranging from vote buying and vote selling to obstruction of officers, involving a total sum of N17.2m.