Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on election monitoring duty in Kaduna came under attack at School Road, Unguwan Rimi Kaduna while attempting to arrest a suspected vote buyer.
The team, working on intelligence on the alleged activities of one Kabiru Musa who was seen in an amateur video allegedly inducing eligible voters by using his phone to transfer money into their accounts as they cast their votes, had mobilized to the scene to arrest the suspect.
A statement by the commission said that Musa became unruly and screamed to attract the attention of his syndicate members, who descended on the operatives,
The statement added that as the team drove away with the suspect, their vehicle was pelted with stones and other dangerous objects.
