Ekiti Election: Pregnant Women Not in EFCC Custody, Suspects Held By Court Order

June 28, 2022

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has refuted reports that the Commission is detaining “a pregnant woman, nursing mother, others, over vote – buying”, consequent on some arrests made in the wake of the recent governorship election in Ekiti State.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Spokesman of EFCC, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, “The Commission wishes to state that there is no iota of truth in the reports. There is no pregnant woman among the suspects arrested on allegation of vote buying during the Ekiti governorship election.

A pregnancy test conducted on all female suspects arrested during the Ekiti governorship poll at the Kwara State Hospital, Ilorin, returned negative.

“Furthermore, it is important to stress that all the suspects, male and female, are being held, based on a valid Order of Court, pending the conclusion of investigations”.

He added that the suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are finalized, while advising the public to ignore insinuations and wild claims about mistreatment of suspects as the Commission is committed to the observance of the rule of law in all its operations.