The Ekiti Police Command, on Friday charged ten people to Court in Ekiti for vote buying. The ten persons brought before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrate’s Court for their involvement in alleged vote buying during last Saturday’s governorship election in State.
Femi Fałade, the Police prosecutor in charge of the matter, tołd the court that they allegedly offered money to voters to induce them to vote for their parties at the poll.
Mr. Falade said the offence contravened Section 130 (a) and 130 (b) of the Electoral Act 2010 (as amended).
Those accused and arraigned are Olowosile Eunice, Ajayi Modupe, Ayodele Omolara, Suliat Habib, Udoh Anthony, Oyebola Kemi, Roseline Tunde, Odunayo Toyin and Babalola Esther.Falade further stated, that the accused persons and others at large , whose addresses were not disclosed in Court committed the offence on July 13 at Ojaoba shopping complex in Ado-Ekiti.
He alleged that Olowosile Eunice, did corruptly offered money to other accused persons to unduly influence them to vote for her political party during the July 14, governorship election in Ekiti State.
Falade also alleged that, Ajayi Modupe and other accused persons, being voters, did corruptly accept money from Olowosile Eunice to vote at the Ekiti State Governorship Election held on July 14, 2018.
The prosecutor asked the Court for an adjournment to enable him study the case file and assemble his witnesses.
The accused persons however pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against them by the Police, and their lawyer, Mr Chris Omokhafe, urged the Court to grant the defendants bail, promising that they would not jump bail.
Mr Adesoji Adegboye, the Chief Magistrate, in his ruling granted each accused bail in the sum of N50,000 with one surety each in like sum.
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