A Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna has awarded the sum of N2 million against the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, as damages for the unlawful arrest and detention of three persons for 19 months.
The trial of 23 staff members of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, who were accused of collecting a total of N360 million in bribes during the Rivers State re-run election began today at the Federal High Court, Abuja.
The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, has explained why it raided the headquarters of the Peace Corps of Nigeria, PCN, and arrested its Commandant, Dickson Akoh.
An investigative Panel set up by the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Ibrahim Idris, to look into the Rivers State legislative re-run election, has recovered millions of Naira from corrupt officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.
