Osun Election: PDP Agent Arrested For Alleged Vote-buying

A People’s Democratic Party agent has been arrested by security operatives for allegedly attempting to buy votes in the ongoing Osun State governorship election.

According to our correspondent, the agent had attempted to distribute money to voters at the Obada area of Ede in Ede Local Government Area.

The PUNCH reports that the PDP candidate, Ademola Adeleke, is from Ede town.

Adeleke is contesting the seat currently occupied by Governor Rauf Aregbesola alongside the All Progressives Congress’ candidate, Isiaka Oyetola; Iyiola Omisore of the Social Democratic Party, Fatai Akinbade of the African Democratic Congress, and Adeoti Moshood of Action Democratic Party.

In an interview after he voted, the 58-year-old said he was optimistic of victory in the poll.

In another report by The Nation, Police have arrested four suspected thugs in Ile-Ife.

They were found with wraps of IndIan Hemp in their pockets.

The four rode on a bike and the Police said they were suspected to be political thugs.

They were caught around More in Ile-Ife, not too far from the Ooni’s Palace.

A Chief Superintendent of Police Aliyu Shuaibu, who led a team of other officers, told our reporter that the suspects could not satisfactorily explain their mission.

He said: “They were four on top of a bike, with tattoos. We suspected them and stopped them, knowing that they had a mission.

“From their physical appearance and their hairstyles, we suspected they were political thugs.

“We checked their pockets only to see several wraps of Indian Hemp, indicating they were ready to go and smoke and then go and cause trouble. That’s why we took them in.”