EFCC operatives detain suspects across FCT for vote buying, seize over N17 million cash.
Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday, February 21, 2026, arrest 20 suspects over alleged electoral offences during the just-concluded Federal Capital Territory (FCT) local government elections.
According to the commission, the suspects are apprehended across the FCT for offences ranging from vote buying and vote selling to obstruction of electoral officers, involving a total of N17,218,700.
One suspect is arrested with N13,500,000 discovered inside a vehicle parked near a polling unit in Kwali Local Government Area.
The breakdown of arrests shows two suspects are picked up in Abaji, nine in Gwagwalada, four in Kuje and four in Kwali.
The anti-graft agency confirms that the suspects will be charged to court upon the conclusion of investigations.