Iran Press/ Africa: Chinyere Igwe, a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, was on Friday found travelling with the money inside a bag in his car at approximately 2 am (01:00 GMT) along with a distribution list, Rivers state police spokesperson Grace Iringe-Koko said.
It is illegal to move undeclared cash of more than $10,000 in Nigeria. Authorities were interrogating the legislator, Iringe-Koko said.
Nigeria’s electoral commission, meanwhile, has suspended the senatorial election in southeastern Enugu, where the opposition Labour Party candidate was killed, the commission’s chairman Mahmood Yakubu said.
One opposition party candidate and the driver of a campaign minibus belonging to another party were killed in a series of coordinated attacks in Enugu State on Thursday, police said.
Separately, authorities in Kano State announced the arrests of more than 60 “suspected thugs with dangerous weapons” after supporters of political parties clashed on Thursday. Local media reported one person was burned to death in the clashes.
Nigerian voters will head to the polls on Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. They will also elect a new national legislature.
Three front-runners have emerged from a field of 18 presidential candidates, including the governing party’s Bola Tinubu and the main opposition party’s Atiku Abubakar. Most polls have favoured Peter Obi, a third-party hopeful.
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