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PH Visit: “We Will Not Tolerate Blackmail Against Our COAS – Nigerian Army Decries False Reports

January 12, 2026

COAS- Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu visit to 6 Division Nigerian Army — COAS. Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu visit to 6 Division, Nigerian Army

By Akinwale Kasali

The Nigerian Army Headquarters has alleged an outright misrepresentation of facts on the recent visit by the Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, to 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt Barracks by Sahara Reporters.

The Army said the headline “Nigerian Army Chief Raises Alarm over Rising Pipeline Vandalism in Niger Delta”, by Sahara Reporters is misleading, malicious and should be disregarded.

It added that it is also important to unequivocally state that the COAS did not express concern or raise any alarm in any quarter on alleged rising cases of pipeline vandalism as portrayed in the misleading account.

A statement by Colonel Appolonia Anele, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, said: “For the records, the COAS, while addressing troops on Friday, 9 January 2025, at 6 Division, Port Harcourt, said: “Your job here is very key to protecting critical national infrastructure, and once you do that job very well, it will impact positively on the economy of the country.”

The Army Chief stressed that, “So you need to take your job very seriously, be disciplined, committed and dedicated to the mandate of this Division. While you do that, be assured I will take care of your welfare issues, which are topmost priorities as captured in my Command Philosophy.

“Some of the challenges raised by your commanders were addressed immediately; for instance, the issue of accommodation. We have approved the construction of additional accommodation, the renovation of certain quarters and the completion of some ongoing projects.”

He added: “Once this is done, it will go a long way in mitigating some of the accommodation challenges that are here.”

Shaibu maintained that, “In terms of quality education for your children, that is all being looked into and in turn, we expect you to do your job conscientiously. So listen to your officers; they will guide you and lead you right.”

The COAS while fielding questions from the press revealed, “Normally, I go round various Divisions to see officers and men, interact with them and ensure their combat readiness. So I am here in the 6 Division area of responsibility for my maiden operational visit to see what the troops are doing, to look at their challenges and see how we can address them headlong so that they can go about doing their jobs seriously.”

He further assured that some of the challenges raised during the visit would be promptly addressed.

“I have looked at some of the challenges they have raised; some were addressed immediately, while others will be addressed immediately we get to Abuja.” He further said, “I want you to continue to do your jobs conscientiously. Your jobs around here involve the protection of critical national infrastructure, which impacts our economy, so once you do your job very well, everything will be fine.”

Anele added that furthermore, it is important to restate that media houses whose stock in trade is to arm-twist narratives to project their adversarial posture are hereby enjoined to check the veracity of their facts before placing them in the public domain. For clarity, the COAS did not raise alarm over rising cases of pipeline vandalism as reported.

It added that Parameters on ground, security-wise, indicated a commendable security efforts at checking the menace of oil theft and pipeline vandalism across the region.

These efforts have significantly led to sustained exploration activities in the oil and gas sector, in the interest of the nation’s economy.

The Nigeria Army said Members of the public are called upon to disregard such subtle but futile attempts at downplaying security efforts that are yielding positive results across the region.

“Additionally, the good people of the region are urged to continue to provide credible intelligence on the activities of economic saboteurs in their domain to security agencies for prompt response”, the statement reads.

Chimamanda’s Son’s Death: Euracare Hospital’s Mgt. Suspends Doctor

Adesina Soyooye

January 12, 2026

By Adesina Soyooye

The high profile Euracare Multispecislist Hospital, Lagos, where Nkanu Nnamdi, one of the twin sons of award winning author/novelist, Chimamanda Adichie and her husband Dr. Ivara Esege, died on January 6, 2026 has suspended one of its Doctors whose identity still remains unknown over the circumstances which surrounded the sad incident.

The Doctor, an anaesthesiologist, was the one who, Chimamanda said in her statement, gave her late son an overdose of propofol and was, allegedly, generally negligent of the process and protocols and procedures thereafter.

Euracare in a statement on Saturday said it had started “a detailed investigation” into the incident in line with its “clinical governance standards and best practices.” It also pledged to engage transparently and responsibly with all relevant clinical and regulatory processes.

But while saying that the Lagos State Government has began an investigation into the incident in a telephone interview with a Correspondent of The Punch, Governor Babajide’s Special Adviser on Health, Dr Kemi Ogunyemi, disclosed that the doctor involved in the child’s procedure has been placed on suspension by the hospital’s management.

The Special Adviser confirmed that the hospital was cooperating with the government in the investigation.

He said: “It’s an active investigation. We started. We’ve been there (Euracare), and I can tell you it’s a continuous investigation. The hospital itself is also doing its own internal investigation, and as far as we know, the anaesthesiologist involved has been suspended by the hospital.

Chimanda Family — ***The Family: Chimamanda, husband, and kids.***

“So we will do our normal investigation. This is what we do for everybody; unless we don’t hear about it, then there is nothing we can do. People report, and we investigate.

“It’s just that this one has been in the media; that’s why we are making pronouncements. This is what the Health Facility Monitoring and Accreditation Agency is designed for.

“This has been in the public arena because she is a public person, and it’s very unfortunate. She is a popular and loved person, and we are doing our best. But the hospital is also doing its own internal investigation, and as far as I know, they have suspended the doctor involved.

“They are all coming to us tomorrow (Monday) for continuous interviews, and hopefully we’ll get somewhere. Just like our statement said, we will be transparent and use experts as well. There is a protocol we follow,” the SA told the The Punch Correspondent in the telephone interview.

Chimamanda’s Son’s Death: Family Doctor Says Euracare Hospital Lied

Adesina Soyooye

January 12, 2026

By Adesina Soyooye

Following the statement issued by the Management of Euracare Multispecislist Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, the health facility where Nkanu Nnamdi, one of the twin sons of award winning writer, Chimamanda and her husband Dr. Ivara Esege died, the deceased aunt and family doctor,

Anthea Nwandu, has put a lie to the Hospital’s public presentation.

In a statement in response to Chimamanda’s narration of how Nnamdi died which she attributed to negligence after an overdose of propofol by the hospital’s anaesthesiologist,

Euracare Management stressed that it followed standard procedures in its handling of the case.

But Dr Nwandu, in a statement on Sunday, disagreed with the hospital’s statement.

The Hospital had claimed that the deceased, who was critically ill, was referred to Euracare for “specific diagnostic procedures” after he had spent more than a week receiving treatment at two paediatric facilities.

The Hospital’s Management,

explained that when the deceased arrived, its medical team immediately provided care in line with established clinical protocols and internationally accepted medical standards. This included the administration of sedation where medically indicated.

It, also said the hospital worked closely with external medical teams recommended by the family, and ensured that all required clinical support was provided throughout the period of care. It, however, regretted that: “Despite these concerted efforts, the patient sadly passed away less than 24 hours after presenting at our facility.”

But Dr. Nwandu, a dual board-certified Internal Medicine physician with 30 years of global clinical experience both in Nigeria and the United States, put a lie to the Hospital’s claim that Nnamdi had been taken to two other pediatric hospitals before he arrived Euracare.

She said: “This is false. He was in one hospital before coming to Euracare for the procedures.”

She, also faulted the hospital’s acclaimed international standards and explained, with questions that “a child on oxygen, who is given sedation, must have continuous oxygen therapy. Did Euracare do this? No.

“They confirmed this verbally to me when I went to the hospital to question the doctors.

“International standards demand that the child should have continuous monitoring of oxygen levels in his blood. Did Euracare do this? No.

“International standards demand continuous monitoring of pulse and respiration. Did Euracare do this? No.

“International standards demand that when moving the child from one part of the hospital to another, the child must be accompanied by resuscitative equipment in case he stops breathing (a known risk of anaesthesia). This can easily be done with a simple apparatus called an ambu bag. Did Euracare do this? No.”

Dr. Nwandu said that because there was no monitoring, it was impossible to accurately document when the child stopped breathing or how long he had no pulse before resuscitation.

She asked:

“Is it an international standard for an anaesthesiologist to carry a child post-sedation on his shoulder, unable to visually see the child, with absolutely no monitoring, while insisting that he alone would be in the elevator with the child? No.

“To transfer the child to the ICU, the anaesthesiologist disconnected his oxygen and again carried him on his shoulder. Is that standard practice? No.”

She re-emphasised that the child was medically stable and had been booked for a scheduled medical evacuation flight to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, USA, when the negligence, in an inexplicable twist of fate occurred.

Nnamdi passed on January 6, 2026, under circumstances which left not a few Nigerians outraged.

Katsina To Release 70 Suspects Over Peace Deal With Bandits

Ayodele Oni

January 12, 2026

By Ayodele Oni

The Katsina State Government is set to release 70 persons earlier accused of being involved in banditry through Judicial intervention.

Government explained its decision, and said the move was part of efforts to sustain an ongoing peace deal with armed groups operating in the State.

The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Nasir Muazu, said the decision was taken to consolidate peace agreements reached between affected communities and repentant bandits across several Local Government Areas of the state.

Muazu spoke in an interview following public reactions to a leaked Government letter requesting judicial intervention to facilitate the release of the suspects.

According to him, the peace deal, which involves at least 15 local government areas, has led to the release of about 1,000 persons abducted during bandit attacks.

He likened the release of the suspects to prisoner exchanges that usually occur during wartime.

Recall that a letter dated January 2, 2026, and marked “SECRET,” surfaced online last week, indicating that the state government had initiated steps to secure the release of suspected bandits facing criminal trials.

The letter, first reported by Vanguard, was issued by the Katsina State Ministry of Justice and addressed to the Chief Judge of the state.

Signed by the Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr Abdur-Rahman Umar, the letter stated that a list of 48 suspects accused of various banditry-related offences had been forwarded to the ministry by the Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs.

According to the document, the proposed release was intended to serve as a condition for the continuation of the peace accord reached between frontline local governments and the bandits.

It added that while some of the suspects had been arraigned before the Federal High Court, others were still in detention awaiting trial at various magistrate courts across the state.

The letter further disclosed that another list of about 22 inmates facing trial before different high courts in Katsina State had also been submitted for possible release under the same arrangement.

The ministry urged the Chief Judge to take “necessary action,” citing the powers of the Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee under Section 371(2) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law of Katsina State, 2021.

ADC To Nigerians: We Have No Membership Registration Portal, Don’t Be Scammed

Tosin Olatokunbo

January 12, 2026

ADC Yet To Commence Membership Registration

Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, says the opposition party has yet to commence online registration of members.

He said some online links urging Nigerians to register are fake, and should be ignored entirely.

Abdullahi made the remark in a statement on Sunday, saying the party is currently working to establish an official portal where interested Nigerians willing to join the party can register.

He declared existing online registration portals as fake, warning Nigerians to be wary of websites demanding them to pay certain amount to register with the party, to avoid being scammed.

According to him, “ADC is currently working on its official registration and verification platform, which will be formally announced through verified party channels in due course,” the ADC spokesman said.

“ADC will never request payments or sensitive personal information via unofficial links, WhatsApp messages, direct messages, or third-party websites.

“Do not click on suspicious or unverified links; do not share unconfirmed registration messages.

“Do not submit personal information, including name, phone number, PVC details, BVN, or payment details, to any unverified platform.

“Report any suspicious links to ADC through official party communication channels.

“All legitimate ADC announcements, including the launch of the official membership registration platform, will only be communicated through verified ADC platforms and formal statements from the party leadership,” he stated.

Heritage Bank Liquidation: Depositors To Get N24bn

Tosin Olatokunbo

January 12, 2026

Defunct Heritage Bank depositors whose balances exceed the insured limit of N5 million will receive over N24 billion second liquidation dividend, according to the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC.

Recall that the NDIC had announced in September 2024 that 84 percent of bank’s depositors with BVN-linked accounts had been paid the first tranche of dividend.

Last year, depositors were also paid over N46 billion from liquidation dividends

NDIC announcement comes two years after the commercial bank’s licence was withdrawn by the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. The bank stopped down business in June, 2024 after the CBN wielded the big stick.

According to a statement signed on Sunday by Hawwau Gambo, Head , Communication and Public Affairs department, “ the NDIC has now declared a second liquidation dividend of ₦24.3 billion.”

She said eligible depositors, who previously received the insured sum and the first tranche of liquidation dividends, will have their alternative bank accounts automatically credited using their BVN

According to her, the second liquidation dividend will be paid at a rate of 5.2 kobo per N1.00 on outstanding balances, in accordance with NDIC enabling Act 2023, urging depositors who have not received their payments to complete the e-form using their BVN and other required documents.

“This amount, derived from debt recovery, sale of physical assets, and realisation of investments, will be applied to the payment of uninsured balances for depositors with funds exceeding the ₦5 million insured limit.”

“Payments will be effected using depositors’ details already in the NDIC records,” she said.

Adding that “Eligible depositors, who previously received the insured sum and the first tranche of liquidation dividends, will have their alternative bank accounts automatically credited using their Bank Verification Numbers (BVN).

“Depositors are advised to check their accounts for confirmation.”

Atiku To FG: Nigerian Students On Scholarship Abroad Now Object Of “Pity”; Pay Their Allowances

Tosin Olatokunbo

January 12, 2026

Nigerians Students On Scholarship Abroad

2027 residential hopeful in the country, Atiku Abubakar waded into the financial problems facing some Nigerian students studying abroad, under the Bilateral Education Agreement, BEA.

The former Nigeria’s vice president in his X post on Sunday lamented what he described as the federal government’s neglect of the students who are product of diplomatic arrangement between Nigeria and their host countries.

Abubakar’s intervention comes on the heels of the recent protests by the parents of the over 1, 600 young Nigerians studying abroad at the federal Ministry of Education and Finance in Abuja last week, demanding that the federal government bail out their wards, who they claimed have become stranded in foreign countries because they are being owed feeding and other allowances by the government.

One of the students, Bashir Malami was said to have died recently as a result of the problems while others claimed they have been sent out of their accommodations by their landlords and are struggling to feed themselves because the federal government failed to pay their allowances.

Angry parents under the BEA Parents Forum led by Mathew Abang told journalist in Abuja during their protest that their children, who are on various BEA and other scholarship schemes, have not been paid their stipends for 16 months allowance, describing the students situation as very pitiable.

Reacting, Abubakar said the students are being owed close to three year stipends which he claimed had alerady been slashed by the federal government to $220 from $500, wondering why the students have been abandoned to their fate by the federal government who sent them to the the foreign countries to study.

“The BEA is a scholarship scheme that began in 1993 and was revitalised in 1999. It allows Nigerian students to pursue undergraduate and postgraduate studies in various countries through agreements between Nigeria and those nations,” Abubakar said.

“However, under the @officialABAT administration, the BEA scholarship programme, a bridge between Nigeria and the world, has been quietly discontinued without notice to the parents/wards of the students and without any consideration for their education.

“I am informed that what was initially described as a temporary five-year suspension soon metamorphosed into outright abandonment, leaving about 1,600 young Nigerians stranded abroad with empty pockets and fading hope.

“Their pleas are simple and desperate: pay the stipends owed, now more than $6,000 per student. Yet from the corridors of power came a cold, technocratic explanation: scarce public funds must be managed “responsibly,” and money meant to keep these students alive abroad should instead be redirected home. In that reasoning, the humans behind the figures dissolved into abstractions, and duty was sacrificed on the altar of convenience.

“The cruelty of the moment was sharpened by timing and tone. After months of cries from students and parents over unpaid allowances, the authorities announced the suspension with a levity that stunned those already on the brink. Between September and December 2023, the students were not paid, and in 2024, stipends were slashed by 56 per cent, from $500 to $220 a month, before stopping altogether. There was no payment throughout the whole of 2025.

“I gathered that hunger, rent arrears, and shame have become the daily companions of the beneficiary students. In Morocco, one student did not survive the ordeal, dying in November last year and turning quiet suffering into public grief. Parents and scholars poured into the streets of Abuja, protesting before the Ministries of Education and Finance, their placards heavy with sorrow and rage, their questions unanswered.

“Then came the final wound: defiance dressed as policy. In a press statement, the minister declared that any student “fed up” could be financed to return home, as though abandoning years of study and shattered dreams were a minor administrative detail. To anxious parents, it sounded like expulsion by neglect, Nigeria casting off its brightest children and leaving them to become objects of pity among peers from African countries that honour their obligations.

“The BEA scheme was never a charity; it was a diplomatic agreement rooted in shared progress, revitalised in 1999 to build Nigeria’s future workforce through partnerships with nations such as China, Russia, Morocco, and Hungary. Today, that pact lies broken, and across distant campuses, Nigerian scholars wait, not just for stipends, but for a sign that their country still remembers them.”

The Minister of Education, DrTunji Alausa, had last year disclosed that the federal government has scrapped the BEA programme to priotise domestic scholarship.

Nigeria has had a bilateral education agreement/student exchange scheme with countries in Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia.

Among these countries are Russia, China, Hungary, Morocco, Venezuela, and Algeria.

NNPP: Tinubu Will Defeat Kwakwanso In Kano

Tosin Olatokunbo

January 12, 2026

The New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP has disclosed that its leader, Rabiu Kwakwanso will not be allowed to contest the 2027 Presidential election undre the party.

NNPP National Secretary, Ogini Olaposi made the assertion in a statement on Sunday, citing alleged anti-party activities by the former governor as the reason why the party took the decision.

There are two factions of the party, one led by Kwakwanso, a former governor of Kano state, and Boniface Aniebonam, the party’s former leader.

The other faction has since expelled Kwakwanso over disagreement on how to run the party.

The NNPP national scribe said the former governor and his Kwakwansiya Movement have been fingered in various anti-party activities to undermine the party, saying the party’s ticket is no longer exclusive for the party’s former presidential candidate.

According to Olaposi, there are many aspirants jostling to fly the party’s ticket in 2027, unlike in 2023 when Kwakwanso was granted the sole opportunity to contest under the party’s platform,

He also played down the popularity of the former governor who he said has been overrated in Nigeria’s politics, saying his reported one million votes in Kano is a ruse, adding that the party will support President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 election.

He stressed that many NNPP members have already dissolved into the APC, which he said has a better selling point because of the performance of President Tinubu since he got into office, adding that Kwakwanso will be roundly defeated in Kano by the incumbent in the next election.

On the reported alliance with the ruling All Progressives Congress, the party’s scribe said the National Working Committee, NWC of the NNPP will decide who the party will support in the upcoming election.

“The NNPP ticket for 2027 is open to all members, unlike in 2023 when it was solely given to Kwankwaso,” Olaposi said.

“Already, we have intending presidential aspirants, including two from the NNPP diaspora, and we are open to more including alliances.

“The NNPP is open to collaborations with sister political parties that have similar ideologies in 2027.

“Kwankwaso do not have the selling capacity like President Bola Tinubu nationwide , with his alleged one million votes in Kano stat.

“Kwankwaso’s influence in Kano state is over rated at the moment because many strategic members of the Kwankwasiya movement have already defected to the APC.

“President Tinubu and the APC selling point for 2027 is based on performance as the ruling party and not undue influence.

“Kwankwaso’s influence as a former governor of Kano state is long gone and cannot affect Tinubu’s votes in Kano state in 2027.”

Kwakwanso has recently been mentioned in a proposed alliance with the ruling APC, as part of the efforts to ensure the re-election of President Tinubu who will be ruing for a second term in office.

The magazine reports also that the proposed alliance had broken down because of some demands made by the former governor, including that he be allowed to run with Tinubu as his vice. Sources said the president has insisted that he’s not ready to drop his vice, Kassim Shetima.

Meanwhile, Kwakwanso’s political son and Governor of Kano state, Abba Yusuf is said to be planning to defect to the APC in few days, while Kwakwanso, according to sources may be headed to the African Democratic Congress, ADC as the political tension in the commercial city reaches a boiling point.

Insecurity: Defence Minister Pays Tributes To Troops, Says Nigeria Will Overcome

Tosin Olatokunbo

January 12, 2026

Nigeria’s Defense Minister, Christopher Musa has paid tributes to security forces fighting against insurgency and banditry in the country, saying their sacrifice will not be forgotten. He also assured Nigerians that the current situation of insecurity in the country will soon be a thing of the past.
The Minister spoke in Abuja on Sunday, at the National Ecumerical Centre in commemoration of Armed Forces Day, in remembrance of service men who died in the defence of the country.
According to the minister, the country also face existential threats from bandits and terrorists, he promised that the security forces are on top of the situation, and will will make that those that took up arms against the country are defeated.
He also paid tributes to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu whom he said ensures that the federal government provide the necessary platforms required by security agencies to face the threats posed by non state actors such as terrorists and bandits, saying the president appreciates the sacrifices of those who put their lives in arms ways in defence of the country. .
Musa: “Today is a moment of worship, a moment of reflection, and a moment of remembrance. My dear brethren, we have gathered here at the National Christian Centre and in churches across the 36 states of the federation as a people of hope and purpose, trusting in the promise of God as recorded in Jeremiah 29:11.
“We honour with deep reverence the brave men and women who have paid the supreme price in service to our beloved country. Their sacrifice will never be forgotten. Their names are permanently etched in the history of our nation and in the hearts of grateful Nigerians.
“We also celebrate those who continue to serve with courage, loyalty, and dedication, as well as their spouses and families.
“To the spouses especially, we commend you for holding the home front with strength and dignity. I assure you that your welfare and well-being remain a priority, and you will not be forgotten.”
The minister said President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was committed to ensuring that our Armed Forces and other security agencies are adequately equipped, properly motivated, and well taken care of, to enable them discharge their constitutional responsibilities effectively and professionally.
“His actions speak volumes about the value he places on service and sacrifice. We pray that Almighty God continues to grant him wisdom, strength, and guidance as he leads our great nation.”

SERAP Sues INEC Over N55.9bn Election Fund

Akinwale Kasali

January 11, 2026

Independent National Electoral Commission - INEC

By Akinwale Kasali

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has expressed displeasure over how electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, spent N55.9 billion electoral materials fund.

SERAP dragged the Commission to Court for it to account how the money meant for the purchase of election materials for the 2019 General Elections was spent.

A statement issued by SERAP’s Deputy Director, Kolawole Oluwadare, on Sunday, said the funds were meant for the procurement of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets and other election materials.

The organisation said the allegations were contained in the latest annual report of the Auditor-General of the Federation, published on September 9, 2025.

In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/38/2026, filed last Friday at the Federal High Court in Abuja, SERAP is seeking “an order of mandamus to direct and compel INEC to account for the missing or diverted ₦55.9 billion meant to buy smart card readers, ballot papers, and other election materials for the 2019 general elections

It said the funds were meant for the procurement of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets and other election materials for the 2019 General Election.

It is, also, asking the court for “an order of mandamus to direct and compel INEC to disclose the names of all contractors paid the ₦55.9 billion for the procurement of smart card readers, ballot papers, result sheets, and other election materials for the 2019 general elections, including the names of their directors and shareholders.”

Detailing the figure, the organisation, in the suit filed by its lawyers, Kolawole Oluwadare, Kehinde Oyewumi and Andrew Nwankwo, also cited a 2022 audited report of the AGF, alleging that “INEC ‘irregularly paid’ over N5.3 billion [N5,312,238,499.39] to a contractor for the supply of smart card readers for the 2019 general elections.

“The contract was awarded without prior approval from the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) and the Federal Executive Council. The payment was also made without any document. There was no evidence of supplies to the commission.

“INEC claimed approval was not sought because ‘the supply of smart card readers falls under national defence or national security and therefore exempted under the Procurement Act”.

According to the organization, the report alleged that INEC paid over N4.5 billion to six contractors for ballot papers and result sheets without documentary evidence of supply or proof of due procurement process, including advertisement, bid evaluation, approvals or certificates of eligibility.

Other allegations cited in the report include:

The payment of over N331 million to contractors under questionable circumstances,

failure to deduct and remit over N2.1 billion in stamp duties,

non-retirement of over N630 million in cash advances to INEC officers.

The award of contracts worth over N41 billion for printing election materials without due process.

The AGF, it said, also, reportedly, queried the award of a contract for the supply of four Toyota Land Cruisers to INEC for over N297 million, noting that market surveys showed the vehicles did not cost more than N50 million each at the time, while INEC allegedly paid N74 million per vehicle.

The organisation argued that INEC must operate without corruption if it is to ensure free and fair elections and uphold Nigerians’ right to participate in the electoral process.

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