Officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested a suspected vote-buyer in the Ondo governorship election.
The suspect was captured with two bags of money which are suspected to be for the inducement of voters in the election.
He was arrested at Ward 4, Polling Unit 007 outside St. Stephen’s Primary School, Akure, Ondo State around 9 am on election day.
According to the report, the suspect was apprehended with two bags of money meant to be used to induce the voters during the ongoing election.
Security operatives also expressed readiness to partner with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the off-cycle election.
A total number of 43,157 security personnel have been deployed for the election.
Of the number, police would deploy about 34,657 personnel to polling units, wards/LGA collation centres plus other strategic locations.
It is expected that four police personnel would man each polling unit.
