The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) announced on Friday that it has deployed 200 armed operatives to combat vote buying during Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Kano, Jigawa, and Katsina States.
Farouk Dogondaji, the EFCC’s Kano Zonal Commander, revealed this during an interview with NAN in Kano.
Dogondaji stated that the deployment was part of the EFCC’s commitment to ensuring transparent and credible elections in the region in 2023.
He stated, “We have deployed fifty personnel to monitor the conduct of the election in Kano State, fifty in Jigawa State and fifty in Katsina State to prevent vote buying throughout the electoral process.
“The remaining [fifty] officers were deployed to Malam Aminu Kano International airport in Kano and the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport in Katsina.”
According to Dogondaji, the commission has enough personnel on standby to deal with any threat, even during and after the election.
The 2023 general election will be held today, Saturday, across Nigeria’s 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory.
