Operatives of Sokoto zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday recovered N65,548,000.00 from the Zamfara Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office.
The money is suspected to be 40% illegally deducted on funds released to INEC Zamfara to cater for the rent of canopies, tables and chairs and also funds for RAC (Registration Area Center) and movement of men and materials to polling units, by the HOD accounts & cashier.
The raid followed a petition by one of the INEC ad-hoc staff during the 2019 presidential and gubernatorial elections in Zamfara State.
The staff alleged that the ad hoc INEC officials were denied payment of their N6,000 movement allowances each for the two elections.
