Man remanded for alleged vote buying in 2023 elections

By Sodiq Adelakun

In a recent development, a man named Wahab Hameed has been remanded in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by an Ikeja High Court.

The charges against him include conspiracy and vote buying in the upcoming 2023 Presidential and National Assembly Elections.

After pleading guilty to the two-count charge brought by the EFCC, Hameed was remanded by Justice Ismail Ijelu. The trial has been adjourned until December 7, during which the facts will be reviewed and a judgment will be made.

Earlier, EFCC prosecutor Samuel Daji told the court that on Feb. 25, the defendant planned with one Segun Ijitola, who is now at large, to pay voters during the 2023 presidential and national assembly elections.

Daji stated that the defendant, an alleged All Progressives Congress member, committed the crime at Unit 28, Gbaja Girls Junior High School in Surulere.

According to the prosecutor, on the specified date, the defendant and his accomplice bribed voters at Unit 28.

Mr Olabiyi Ademola, the defence counsel, agreed to the adjournment of the case to December 7 and asked the court to keep his client in the custody of the EFCC.