Three people were detained on Saturday by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for allegedly purchasing votes during the governor of Osun State election.

According to the ICPC spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, one Dapo Olayode was detained by commission agents at Polling Unit 7, Iremo Ward IV, Ife North Local Government Area of the state on Saturday night in Abuja.
She continued by saying that Olayode was detained along with a list of voter names and that an Android phone was also taken from him.

Ogugua said: “At Egbedore Local Government, Osun West Senatorial District, precisely in Polling Unit 003, Ward 10, Osunbukola Junction, Kamorudeen Nafisat, a female and Ojuade Musbau Olaniyi, a male were arrested by another team for alleged vote-buying.

“Items collected from the duo included one Android Phone and a notebook containing a list of names of voters.

“A third team was attacked by a popular thug and his gang while attempting to effect the arrest of a vote buyer.

“The attack was at Polling Unit 1, Ward 7, opposite Polaris Bank in front of Oba’s Palace, Esa-Oke, Obokun Local Government Area.”

She said the suspected vote buyer was also caught with a list containing names of 100 people expecting to be paid N5,000 each.