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“Kogi Local Council Boss, Thugs Captured With Weapons and Cash For Votes”

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In the Kogi State local government area of Igalamela, troops on election duty have detained a local government council chairman and multiple other individuals.
The council chairman and the other individuals detained, according to SaharaReporters, had a lot of cash and ammunition with them.
The military seized a sizable stash of ammunition together with millions of naira in cash.
The arrest took place during Kogi State’s election for the state’s future governor.
The accused can be seen sitting on the ground close to an army roadblock in a video obtained by Naija News
In a viral video, both the council chairman and the people with him were seen expressing regrets and pleading for forgiveness but the soldiers did not oblige.
They reportedly confessed that the money was meant for distribution to voters at different polling units within the local government area and Idah area during the governorship

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