Officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Saturday invaded booth 003 Umucaram Amaraku in Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State over alleged vote-buying.
The anti-graft agency, in company with combined security agencies, stormed the election venue and interrogated a candidate in the rerun election.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission had fixed January 25 for the rerun of Okigwe North Federal Constituency following the nullification of the election by the Court of Appeal.
However, the EFCC told NAN that its operatives stormed the election venue to investigate allegation of vote-buying against the candidate.
They also attempted to arrest a police orderly attached to the candidate but for the intervention of some military officials.
Meanwhile, there was a general voter apathy in the rerun election.
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