Twenty-two officials of Nigeria’s election management body and a retired director have been arraigned before a High Court for offences bordering on “criminal conspiracy.
The officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were arraigned before the Kogi State High Court by Nigeria Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
The EFCC—is a Nigerian law enforcement agency that investigates financial crimes such as advance fee fraud and money laundering.
INEC officials are alleged to have engaged in a criminal act of conspiracy to fraudulently obtain the sum of $89,300 (N32,120,000) as benefits to themselves during the 2015 general elections.
What happened in Court
The INEC officials facing trial all pleaded not guilty when the charge was read to them.
They were admitted to bail in the sum of $27,000 (N10 million), one surety not be below level 12 and must be a Civil Servant (State or Federal).
The case was adjourned to December 6 and 13, 2018 for hearing.
Source: Africafeeds.com
