Nigeria, Aug. 21 -- The police have vowed to sanction officers seen in a viral video aiding vote buying in an election.

The video seen by PREMIUM TIMES captured the Gwale Local Government chairperson, Abubakar Mojo, giving money to voters on a queue while police officers assisted in managing the queue.

The police spokesperson in Kano, Haruna Kiyawa, in a statement on Tuesday, said the command had identified the officers involved and disciplinary actions were being taken against them.

However, he said the incident is unrelated to the re-run and by-elections of 16 August conducted in two state constituencies of the state.

"The Kano State Police Command wishes to address the viral video circulating on social media showing five uniformed ...