The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday intercepted the sum of N32.4million allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos State.

The spokesperson for the EFCC, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement, revealed that the recovery was made by operatives of the Lagos zonal command of the commission and that the suspect involved has been taken into custody for further questioning.

He also added that tactical teams of operatives are currently on the ground in all the states of the federation and the FCT, telephone hotlines have already been circulated through social media for members of the public to share information regarding financial malpractices with agents of the commission and that details of the numbers are available on EFCC’s social media platforms.

He encouraged members of the public to report anyone trying to buy or sell votes by making use of the EFCC financial crimes reporting App, Eagle Eye, which is available for download on the Google Play or Apple store.

The EFCC Chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has implored all personnel of the commission deployed for election monitoring duties to show courage and not give room for unscrupulous persons to undermine the integrity of the elections through financial temptation.