The Osun State Police Command has arrested the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Teslim Igbalaye, and five others over alleged vote-buying, escalating tensions ahead of the scheduled15 August governorship election.
The police spokesperson in the state, Abiodun Ojelabi, said in a statement on Wednesday that officers recovered a cash of N4.8 million and other “exhibits” during a raid on Mr Igbalaye’s residence in the Oroki Estate area of Osogbo on Wednesday.
Other recovered items, according to Mr Ojelabi, a superintendent of police, are one Dynabook laptop, one photocopying machine, one printer, two voter cards and voter register covering Wards 1-15in Osogbo Local Government Area.
He added that taken by the police “for detailed forensic examination and further investigation.”
The development comes barely two weeks ahead of the August 15 governorship election, as concerns over vote-buying and electoral violence continue to dominate the political atmosphere in the state.
