The governorship candidate of All
Progressives Congress, APC, in Benue State, Emmanuel Jime is to face
prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over money
laundering and vote-buying charges.
This is sequel to an application
of writ of mandamus directing the Independent National Electoral Commission,
INEC, and the EFCC to arrest and prosecute the governorship candidate and his
personal driver over money laundering and electoral offences.
The suit which was filed
yesterday at the Federal High, Makurdi court by Barrister Daniel Sorkaa on
behalf of his client, Ati Terkula, the EFCC had on the 9th of March 2019,
apprehended one Joseph Mannaseh with freshly minted money running into millions
of naira in a vehicle belonging to Mr Emmanuel Jime for the purpose of vote
buying and inducement of voters.
The petition reads in part,
“During the conduct of the election, the 1st and 2nd respondents were
apprehended by men of the 4th respondents with MILLIONS OF NAIRA in bags inside
the boot of a vehicle belonging to the 1st respondents and driven by the 2nd
respondent which money was used to buy votes and induce voters against the
interest of the applicant on the day of elections.”
The application further claims
that Jime and Mannaseh had committed criminal offences prohibited by the Money
Laundering Act and Electoral Act, 2011 (as amended).
The case mandating the
prosecution of Jime further accuses the EFCC and INEC of neglecting their
official duty by failing to prosecute the duo.
It could be recalled that on the
day of the governorship election, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
did announce the arrest of a man who it said works for the governorship
candidate of the APC, Emmanuel Jime with huge sums of money found in his
vehicle.
It was further gathered that the
operatives were unable to effect seizure of the money as the candidate had
mobilized armed thugs who attacked the EFCC and even destroyed a bus men of the
Commission used for the operation.
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