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JUST IN : By-Election: Politician, INEC Officials, Others Arrested with Large Cash in Ogun

The suspected INEC officials were arrested alongside a politician allegedly plotting to buy votes during the election

Kemi Sheriepha by Kemi Sheriepha
August 16, 2025
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Security operatives in Ogun State have apprehended individuals suspected to be INEC officials in possession of a large sum of money ahead of the state’s by-election.

The suspected INEC officials were arrested alongside a politician allegedly plotting to buy votes during the election.

The politician and the INEC officials who were seen being questioned in a video clip posted on social media on Saturday were said to have been nabbed at a hotel in Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State.

In the video which is currently going viral, the INEC officials, a male and a female, and alleged PDP officers could be seen squatting and being interrogated by an unidentified security personnel.

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The interrogator said intelligence reports indicated that the INEC officials were earlier contacted and given a large sum of money by party officials for alleged vote buying during the by-election.

 

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