Ahead of the state by-election, security personnel in Ogun State have detained a number of individuals suspected of being employees of the Independent National Electoral Commission who were carrying large sums of money.
They were apprehended with a politician who was suspected of plotting to purchase votes. On Saturday, the suspects were taken into custody at a motel in Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area.
In a viral video on Saturday, the INEC officials, a man and a woman, were seen squatting as they were questioned by security operatives.
Some alleged PDP officers were also with them.
The officer interrogating them said intelligence showed that the INEC staff had earlier been contacted and given a large sum of money by party officials for vote buying during the by-election.
