Reports say this happened in Benin a few says ago. Prospective voters turning in to.exchange their voter cards for valuables such as bales of cloth and money.
It is alleged that this particular one is by one of the major contending parties for the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in the state.
Vote buying rather than rigging during elections is now a major feature that determines the course and outcome of elections in Nigeria, even before the actual voting is done.
This unfortunate and recent development in election manipulation has now become very popular as it is safer than the actual rigging on election days at the voting centres where encounters may be with security operatives.