2023 general elections: ICPC arrests man taking N2m to politician

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in Bauchi state has arrested one Hassan Ahmad, who was allegedly conveying N2million cash to a politician.

This was disclosed by the spokesperson for the ICPC, Azuka Ogugua, in a statement on Friday night.

Ogugua said, “Ahmad was in possession of N900,000 cash in new naira notes and N1.1million in old naira notes and the funds were being conveyed in a tinted black Hilux vehicle with registration number JMA 85 AZ.

“The funds, which were packed in a ‘Ghana Must Go’ bag, comprise six bundles of N1,000 new notes of N600,000, six bundles of N500 new notes of N300,000, and old two hundred naira notes of N1.1 million.”

Ogugua stated that further investigation by the commission is ongoing, as the suspect had confessed that the funds were being moved to Gombe State for a politician.