Police Arrest Election ‘Observer’ Caught Buying Votes In Ondo

The Commissioner of Police in charge of Owo and Ose Local Government Areas of Ondo State for the governorship poll, Mr Abutu Yaro, has said the police have arrested many persons for electoral offences during the Saturday’s poll.

Yaro said one of the suspects who claimed to be an election observer, was arrested for attempting to buy votes at Unit at Unit 15 Ward 4 , Shagari Market along the Owo- Benin Highway.

The suspect, who was stripped naked before the police rescued him and threw him inside their van, however denied buying votes.

He claimed he was an election observer but he refused to give his name and the group he was working for.

He said he was mobbed when he called the attention of the police to vote buying. While protesting his arrest, he said police should have also arrested those who he said he was buying votes.

But the CP said, ” We rescued him from the people, who wanted to lynch him. They said he came to buy votes and when he was caught he threw the money at the people.”

But when our correspondent got to the settlement where the man was arrested, some of those who spoke said the man came with other persons to snatch the ballot boxes at the units in the area.