Electoral Officer in Ibbi local government area of Taraba state is in police net at the police headquarters in Jalingo for allegedly collecting bribe from a politician from the area to manipulate election results. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC resident commissioner in Taraba State, Alhaji Ahmed Makama has confirmed this.



"Yes the Electoral Officer in Ibbi was allegedly arrested over collection of money from a politician and he is under police custody. 

"I informed the national chairman and he asked me not to secure his bail and I am not going to do that until the police concludes the investigation," he said.