Election: EFCC Arrests PDP Campaign DG in Benue

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The Director General, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Organization in Benue State, Mr Cletus Tyokyaa was on Saturday, arrested by men of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for possession of huge amount of new Naira notes in his polling Unit.

Benue state Governor, Samuel Ortom disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after he casted his vote at his Tse Ortom polling unit 016, in Gbajimba, Guma LGA.

According to the Governor, Tyokyaa was arrested after he was stopped and searched and the sum of N100,000 found on him.

He called on the EFCC to release the Campaign DG with immediate effect saying N100,000 was too little an amount to arrest someone for.

“I received report of the arrest of our campaign DG by the EFCC for having N100,000 on him. What is that? Are they agents of frustration or what? I want to tell the EFCC to release him immediately,” Ortom said.

Meanwhile, according to an eyewitness report, the EFCC intercepted Ortom’s DG with New Naira notes loaded in his vehicle to his polling unit.

Cletus Tyokyaa is from Mbawa council ward, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.

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