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Voters at Eruoba ward. Photo credit: Bola Bamigbola
There was obvious vote trading at Ward 02, Polling Unit 3, Eruoba, and Polling Unit 17, Egbedi Ward 11, Owode Imuagun, Akure on Saturday, when PUNCH Online arrived in the area.
The two polling units are located in Arakale Market Area in the Akure Local Government Area of the state.
At Eruoba Ward, voters were paid an undisclosed amount after casting their vote by a man designated for the assignment.
But at Owode Imuagun, voters were writing down their names after voting.
Thereafter, they were directed to a nearby building where they received an undisclosed amount of money.
Meanwhile, operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission were observed along Arakale Road monitoring voting.
There was, however, no arrest by the anti-graft agency as of the time our correspondent left the area.
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