RIVERS RERUN;111M RECOVERED FROM BRIBED ELECTORAL STAFF

February 7, 2017

The Nigeria Police has said it recovered 111 million Naira from some electoral officers who conducted the Rivers rerun elections showing cash evidence allegedly recovered from 23 suspects.

The recovered cash was shown to the Inspector General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris and others during submission of report of enquiry,the Inspector General vowed to end the culture of political violence perpetrated by politicians and promised that all those indicted by the panel's report,including six dismissed Police officers would be prosecuted to serve as a deterrent to others who see elections as a do or die affair.

Meanwhile,the Director,Voter Education and Publicity of the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC,Mr Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, pledged to cooperate with the Police authorities in prosecuting the indicted officials.

There has been a lot of controversies since the conduct of the re-run election leading to allegations of bribery and intimidation.

When the panel was set up by the Police, the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, openly criticized the composition of the investigative committee, saying he had no confidence in it.

He also set up his own committee to look into the complaints and allegation of fraud during the Rivers re-run election.The outcome of his own committee is what no one has seen or heard of.