Nigeria: Electoral Offences - Commission Asks AGF to Prosecute Osunbor, Olafemi, Ayooka , Others

20 April 2014

‎The Governing Council of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended 41 persons to the Attorney General of the Federation for prosecution for alleged violation of electoral laws and commission of other criminal offences.

aProminent ‎among those recommended for prosecution are a former governor of Edo state, Professor Oserhiemen Osunbor, a former Speaker of the Kogi State Governor, Clarence Olafemi, and a former Independent National Electoral Commission's Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti State, Mrs Ayooka Adebayo and an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Christopher Oloyede.

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