The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned four persons at an Osun High Court on Monday over alleged voters inducement in Osun governorship election.
The defendants arraigned by EFCC include: Adeyemo Bahiru Abiodun, Abidogun Ismail, Jimoh Kazeem and Yekini Nurudeen Abiodun
Mr Sesan Ola and Mr Andrew Akoja, the commission’s prosecution counsel, told the court that the defendants were arrested on July 16 by their officers in Osun.
According to Ola, the defendants were arrested at different polling units, following credible intelligence that the they were trading vote for cash to induce voters for a particular political party.
He added that the offence contravened sections 121 (5) and 121 (1) (a), punishable under section 121 (1) of the Electoral Act, 2022.
Adeyemi, Abidogun and Jimoh were arrested at Polling Unit 002, Ward 2, Ababu, Isale Osun, while Abiodun was picked up at Unit 2, Isale Agbara, Oshogbo.
However, the defendants pleaded not guilty of the offence.
Mr N. Adekilekun, the lead Defense Counsel, prayed the court to grant his clients bail in the most liberal terms.
The presiding Judge, Justice Mathias Agboola, granted the defendants bail for N2 million with one surety each in like sum.
The Judge added that the sureties must be civil servants on Grade Level 13 in the State Civil Service and they must deposit their Identity Cards with recent passport photographs to the Registrar of the court.
The cases were adjourned to Nov. 21 for hearing.
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