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Nigeria lawmaker arrested with nearly $500K ahead of vote

Por: ABC News World February 24, 2023

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ABUJA, Nigeria -- Police in arrested a lawmaker who allegedly was carrying nearly $500,000 in cash in a battleground state a day before the country's presidential and parliamentary s, raising fresh concerns Friday about the influence of money in the vote.Chinyere Igwe, a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, was found traveling with the money inside a bag in his car around 2 a.m. along with a distribution list, Rivers state police... + full article



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