{"id":123239,"date":"2023-11-25T04:07:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/25\/council-chairman-apc-sponsored-thugs-intercepted-with-ammunition-millions-of-naira-for-vote-buying-video\/"},"modified":"2023-11-25T04:07:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T04:07:47","slug":"council-chairman-apc-sponsored-thugs-intercepted-with-ammunition-millions-of-naira-for-vote-buying-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/25\/council-chairman-apc-sponsored-thugs-intercepted-with-ammunition-millions-of-naira-for-vote-buying-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Council Chairman, APC-Sponsored Thugs Intercepted With Ammunition, Millions Of Naira For Vote-Buying (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-899158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Screenshot_20231111-131749_Opera-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"Kogi Local Council Boss, APC-Sponsored Thugs Arrested With Ammunition, Cash; Millions Of Naira \" width=\"1080\" height=\"1337\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Soldiers on election duty in Igalamela Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State have arrested the council chairman and some supporters of the All Progressives Party (APC) for being in possession of ammunition and lots of cash.<\/p>\n<p>As seen in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SaharaReporters\/status\/1723294558660764092?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1723294558660764092%7Ctwgr%5E43acc2783943d64d621d26ec74b19248d1e329b9%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fsaharareporters.com%2F2023%2F11%2F11%2Fkogi-local-council-boss-apc-sponsored-thugs-arrested-ammunition-cash-millions-naira-vote\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">video<\/a> on Saturday, the soldiers impounded the cash running into millions of naira as well as ammunitions which were packed in several \u2018Ghana-must-go\u2019 bags.<\/p>\n<p>While the council chairman and his gang were seen expressing regrets on the floor near an army checkpoint, they confessed that the money was meant for distribution to voters at different polling units within the LGA and Idah area during the governorship election.<\/p>\n<p>Information Nigeria understands that there have been moves to secure their release and move the suspects to the state capital.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Woman Attempts To Sell Three-Year-Old For N530,000 In Niger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The military authorities have however insisted that they would be held with the recovered items until after the election.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party\u2019s candidate in the State, Dino Melaye, has told voters to protest if agents of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fail to use untampered result sheets.<\/p>\n<p>In a post via X, Melaye wrote: \u201cVote not ongoing in Ogori Mangogo because INEC staff refuse to show our agents clean results sheets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf they refuse to show you untampered result sheets, resist and protest.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soldiers on election duty in Igalamela Local Government Area (LGA) of Kogi State have arrested the council chairman and some supporters of the All Progressives Party (APC) for being in possession of ammunition and lots of cash. 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