Nigeria, Feb. 26 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives monitoring the presidential and national assembly polls, have arrested some suspects engaged in vote buying in Benue state.

The EFCC in a statement said it arrested a lecturer with the Sarwuan Tarka University (formerly known as the University of Agriculture), Makurdi, Benue State, with the sum of N306, 700 in various denominations stashed in his car.

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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, monitoring the presidential and national assembly polls made some arrests of suspected vote buyers. One Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa, a lecturer with the Sarwuan Tarka University (formerly known as the University of Agricul...