Police Command in Ogun State on Saturday said it arrested two individuals identified to be officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with N2.5 million cash during the by-election for the Ikenne/Sagamu/Remo North federal Constituency.
Police spokesperson Omolola Odutola in a statement said the officials were arrested for alleged electoral offences in Iperu Remo.
According to her, at about 0045hrs, a police patrol team attached to Iperu Remo Division intercepted a Mitsubishi Spacewagon with registration number LAGOS AKD 887 HT with three occupants, Mr. Toryem Joe-Stans and Ms. Mandara Aminat, both officials of INEC, alongside their driver.
She said, “A search of the vehicle led to the recovery of cash sum of two million five hundred thousand naira (₦2,500,000.00) from Mr. Joe-Stans Toryem. During interrogation, he confessed that the money was collected at a hotel in Iperu, Ogun State, from a man he referred to as ‘Political Solution’, acting on the directive of his supervisor.”
Odutola said the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State Command, Lanre Ogunlowo, had ordered that the suspects be transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department, Eleweran, for discreet investigation.
“He further assures members of the public that monitoring of the election is ongoing and the command will keep the public abreast of the outcome of the investigation,” she said.
