Police Nab INEC Official For Allegedly Collecting N20M Bribe From Politician
INEC resident commissioner in Taraba State, Alhaji
Ahmed Makama has confirmed that his Electoral
Officer in Ibbi local government area of Taraba state
was in the police net at the police headquarters in
Jalingo for allegedly collecting bribe from a
politician from the area to manipulate election
results.
The Electoral Officer who was attached to Ibbi to
conduct the Saturday presidential and National
Assembly elections was manhandled by angry
youths in Ibbi for allegedly collecting 20 million
naira bribe from a staunch politician in Ibbi to
change the result of the state house of
representative within the area.
The elections in Nwonyo II ward of Ibbi local
government area was suspended by INEC as a
result of the crisis that broke out between youths of
the area and the Electoral Officer in the local
government on Saturday. He however explained
that affected Electoral Officer has been replaced by
a Head of Department of the commission to
conduct the elections.
"Yes the Electoral Officer in Ibbi was allegedly
arrested over collection of money from a politician
and he is under police custody. I informed the
national chairman and he asked me not to secure
his bail and I am not going to do that until the police
concludes the investigation," he said.
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