2023 Polls: EFCC Arraigns 'Vote Seller' In Kwara
The Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a suspected vote seller, Adekunle Ademola, who was arrested by operatives of the Commission during the March 18 elections in Kwara State.
According to a statement issued by the EFCC via its X handle on Wednesday, Ademola was arraigned on Wednesday before Justice Mahmud Abdulgafar of the Kwara State High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on one-count charge bordering on alleged case of conspiracy, bribery and election malpractice.
The offence contravenes Section 121 (2) of the Electoral Act, 2022, and is punishable under section 121 (4) of the same Act.
The lone-count charge reads: “That you, Adekunle Ademola sometime on 18th March, 2023 at Ilorin, within the Judicial Division of the High Court, while being a voter at the Polling Unit 004, Ilorin Grammar School, Geri Alimi, Ilorin Kwara State, during the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Election in Kwara State, did agree for money to be paid into your account number 0035091636 domiciled with Guarantee Trust Bank Plc for voting at the election and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 121 (2) of the Electoral Act, 2022 and punishable under section 121 (4) of the same Act.”
The defendant pleaded not guilty to the charge when it was read to him.
In view of his plea, prosecuting counsel, Andrew Akoja, prayed the court for a trial date to enable the prosecution to prove its case, and for the remand of the defendant at a Correctional Centre.
Justice Abdulgafar thereafter remanded the defendant at Mandala Correctional Centre and later adjourned the case to December 6, 2023 for trial.
Adekunle's journey to the dock started on March 18, 2023 when he was arrested at Polling Unit 04, Ilorin Grammar School, Ilorin by officers of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the EFCC, on election monitoring duty in the State.
“Specifically, the defendant provided his name and account number as well as information of about seven others for the purpose of receiving money after he had voted,” the EFCC stated.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Kwarareports Bashiru Makama Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Chief Imam Of Offa Air Peace AbdulRauf Keji Al-Hikmah Radio Oke-Odo Tanke Road John Obuh Garuba Alikinla Shittu Adegoke Bamidele Sulaiman Gado Mike Omotosho Okoolowo Mustapha Akanbi Aisha Ahman-Pategi Third Estate Marufat Oladosu Ibrahim Abdulkadir Abikan Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen Majlis For Sadakah, Zakat And Waqf Rihanat Ajia Imam Gambari Abdulrahman Iliasu Flights To Ilorin Kwara Teaching Service Commission Aminat Ahmed Gurei Wahab Agbaje Amina El-Imam Turaki General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport Ilorin Muhammed Taofeeq Abdulrazaq Razak Atunwa Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh Naira Redesign Ita-Nmo Market Alaro Ghali Alaaya Mogaji Aare Zaratu Umar Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement GAMA Yekini Adio Isiaka Oniwa Bamidele Adegoke BECE Aiyedun Iyeru Grammar School Twitter Yeketi Kwara Liberation Group Salami Adekunle AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah Kassim Babamale New Nigeria People’s Party Code Of Conduct Tribunal Dunmade Abdulfatah Ahmed AbdulRahman Saad Congress For National Consensus Waheed Ibrahim Dele Belgore Oke-Oyi Abiodun Musa Aibinu Bolaji Gambari Oniwasi Agbaye Adisa Logun Taibat Ayinke Ahmed Okanlawon Taiwo Saad Omo\'ya Oju Ekun Sarumi Damilola Yusuf Adelodun March 28 Mohammed Yisa

