Today's By-Election , PDP arrested in Kaduna

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PDP agent arrested with N25.9m cash for alleged vote-buying in Kaduna State. The money is believed to be earmarked to bribe voters in Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency election in Kaduna.


The suspect, Shehu Aliyu Patangi, was apprehended around 3:30am on Saturday in a popular hotel along Turunku Road in Kaduna metropolis by operatives of the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS), working in collaboration with other security agencies.



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