{"id":1357,"date":"2025-08-16T13:30:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T13:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2025-08-16T13:30:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T13:30:35","slug":"by-election-pdp-agent-arrested-with-n25-9m-cash-in-kaduna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.securityfocus.ng\/index.php\/2025\/08\/16\/by-election-pdp-agent-arrested-with-n25-9m-cash-in-kaduna\/","title":{"rendered":"By-election: PDP agent arrested with N25.9m cash in Kaduna"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Security operatives in Kaduna State have arrested a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, agent, Shehu Aliyu Patangi, with N25.9 million allegedly meant for vote-buying during Saturday\u2019s by-elections in the state.<br \/><br \/>Patangi was apprehended around 3:30 a.m. at a hotel along Turunku Road in Kaduna metropolis by operatives of the Police and the Department of State Services (DSS) in a joint operation with other security agencies.<br \/><br \/>Spokesman of the Kaduna Police Command, DSP Mansir Hassan, said in a statement that N25,963,000 was recovered from the suspect. The money was allegedly set aside to influence voters in the Chikun\/Kajuru Federal Constituency poll.<br \/><br \/><br \/>Hassan added that the suspect admitted during interrogation that the funds were intended for voter inducement and pleaded for leniency.<br \/><br \/>Commissioner of Police, CP Rabiu Muhammad, commended the collaboration among security agencies and warned that anyone caught attempting to compromise the election would be prosecuted, regardless of political affiliation.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Security operatives in Kaduna State have arrested a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, agent, Shehu Aliyu Patangi, with N25.9 million allegedly meant for vote-buying during Saturday\u2019s by-elections in the state. 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