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Just in: EFCC nabs woman in Kaduna with 18 voter’s cards

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The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in a sting operation, on Saturday intercepted a woman, Maryam Mamman Alhaji, in the early hours of Saturday with 18 voter’s cards at Bardawa area of Kaduna State.

Also recovered is a 17-page list containing names of eligible voters, their bank details and phone numbers.

The anti graft agency disclosed this via its official twitter handle, revealing how she was nabbed.

“She was nabbed after undercover operatives pretended they had voter”s cards and were desperate to sell them.”

EFCC said the she is currently being grilled at the Kaduna Zonal Command Office.

“Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the early hours of today, February 25, 2023 intercepted a woman with 18 voter’s cards in a sting operation at Badarwa area of Kaduna, Kaduna State.

“The woman, one Maryam Mamman Alhaji, who is a member of the support group of one of the leading political parties,also had in her possession, a 17-page list containing names of eligible voters, their bank details and phone numbers as accredited under Badarwa/Malali Ward 01 and 08, Kaduna North Local Government Area of Kaduna State.

“She is currently being grilled by operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the EFCC with a view to unravelling other members of her syndicate whom she claimed are also collecting voter’s cards and paying monies through PoS or direct bank transfers,” a statement given to Persecondnews said.

 

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