EFCC denies arresting pregnant woman in Ekiti election

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied arresting a pregnant woman for alleged vote-buying during the governorship election held recently in Ekiti State.

EFCC said all the suspects in its custody were being held by court order over allegation of vote-buying during the poll.

The anti-graft agency dismissed speculations that a pregnant woman was among the suspects arrested on allegation of vote-buying during the Ekiti State gubernatorial election.

It made this known via a statement issued by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, on Monday.

Uwujaren noted that a pregnancy test conducted on all the female suspects arrested during the election at the State Hospital in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, was negative.

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“Earlier tests conducted in a private hospital also revealed negative result for all the female suspects,” he added.

The EFCC spokesperson further stated that all the suspects were detained based on a valid Order of Court, pending the conclusion of investigations.

He said the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations are finalised.

Uwujaren, however, urged the public to ignore the wild claims about maltreatment of the suspects, saying the commission was committed to the observance of the rule of law in all its operations.

The Star