Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Joseph Egbonike has revealed that about N114,290 000 million out of N360 million bribe for the 2016 bye-election results allegedly offered by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to 23 staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been recovered.
The DIG stated this as he appeared before the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on assessment and status of all recovered loot, movable and immovable assets from 2002 to 2020 on Tuesday.
He said the actual money offered was N360 million which they discovered in the course of their investigation.
“There was a governorship rerun in 2016 between Governor Nyeaom Wike of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the main opposition at that time, which was the All Progressives Congress (APC), and the sum of N360 million money was offered as bribe to Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials during the 2016 rerun governorship election in Rivers State,” he said.
The Police said, those who benefitted from the governor were 23 in number, out of which only N114,290,000 million could be recovered since that time.
He added that all the accused have been prosecuted at the Federal High Court in Port-Harcourt, but the judgment which was delivered in favour of the Federal government had been appealed.
“The said matter is still in court and I wouldn’t want to speak much on it, but the said amount you are referring to was recovered from 23 officials of INEC during the 2016 rerun elections of the National and State Assembly which was rigged in favour of PDP.
“Although, the persons involved have been prosecuted and convicted, the matter has been appealed and not dispensed.”
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