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  • Updated: February 25, 2023

2023 Elections: EFCC Intercepts Woman With 18 PVCs In Kaduna

2023 Elections: EFCC Intercepts Woman With 18 PVCs In Kaduna

A woman named Maryam Mamman Alhaji was intercepted by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Saturday after 18 Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) were found in her possession.

The anti-graft agency disclosed that Alhaji was caught in the early hours of the day in a sting operation in the Badarwa area of Kaduna, Kaduna State.

It was also revealed that the woman is a member of the support group of one of the leading political parties.

A seven-page list with the 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 was also found with her.

Maryam Mamman Alhaji with the PVCs

Alhaji was apprehended after undercover operatives approached her under the guise of selling their PVCs.

"Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, in the early hours of today, February 25, 2023, intercepted a woman with 18 voter 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 was nabbed after undercover operatives pretended they had voter cards and were desperate to sell them.

"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 voters’ cards and paying monies through PoS or direct bank transfers", the statement from EFCC reads.

 

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