EFCC conducts pregnancy tests on female suspects
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has carried out pregnancy tests on female suspects in its custody.
The suspects are held in connection with vote-buying in the Ekiti governorship election.
The commission explained that all the suspects in its custody were held by court order over allegations of vote-buying during the poll.
This is contained in a statement signed by its spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren.
Mr Uwajaren dismissed speculations that a pregnant woman was among the suspects arrested on allegation of vote-buying during the Ekiti governorship election.
“A pregnancy test conducted on all the female suspects arrested during the election at the State Hospital in Ilorin was negative,” said the EFCC statement. “Earlier tests conducted in a private hospital also revealed negative results for all the female suspects.”
The anti-graft agency added that all the suspects were detained based on valid court orders, pending the conclusion of investigations.
The EFCC also mentioned that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigations were finalised.
It urged the public to ignore claims about mistreatment of the suspects. According to the statement, the commission is committed to the observance of the rule of law in all its operations.
(NAN)
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