The Nigerian police has allegedly recovered the sum of N100 million allegedly used by River state's Governor Nyesom Wike to bribe INEC Officials
The investigative committee of the Nigerian police has reportedly recovered over N100 million from Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials arrested after the Rivers state election rerun.
DCP Damian Nkem Okoro presenting report and N111,300 million recovered from 23 INEC officers to the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris on Tuesday, February 7, 2017. Photo: Sodiq Adelakun.
According to Sahara Reporters, the investigative committee of the Nigeria police on Tuesday, February 7, said the recovered money was given to the INEC officials as bribe by the Rivers state government.
Security operatives stashing up the recovered money during a visit to the office of Ibrahim Idris, the police IG on Tuesday, February 7. Photo: Sodiq Adelakun.
The chairman of the Police panel, DCP Damian Okoro allegedly disclosed that: "The sum total of N111.3 million was recovered from 23 electoral officials out of N360m."
Okoro said that some officials got N15 million each while three senior electoral officers got N20 million each.
The cash was displayed for all to see during the briefing on Tuesday, February 7. Photo: Sodiq Adelakun.
Recall that the Nigerian police Special Investigation Panel arrested 26 INEC officials who served in the December 2016 Rivers state National/State Legislative re-run elections.
The cash recovered was neatly arranged on a table during the meeting. Photo: Sodiq Adelakun.
Meanwhile, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Monday, January 30, refused an application by the Rivers state governor Nyesom Wike to stop the probe of election violence in the state.
The governor had earlier prayed the court to grant an ex-parte motion for an interim injunction on a proposed probe by the Nigerian police.
