By AFPMore by this AuthorABUJA,Nigerian anti-corruption investigators have arrested a relative of the runner-up in Nigeria's presidential elections as well as the candidate's lawyer, sources said on Monday. 'INTIMIDATION'Mr Abdullahi, who was also director of finance for Mr Abubakar's presidential campaign, was arrested at his home in the capital Abuja on Saturday, the source said. Meanwhile, Mr Abubakar's lawyer, Uyi Osagie, was arrested on February 18 by the EFCC, who raided his home in Lagos and found sums of cash, said Boladele Adekoya, a spokesperson for Mr Abubakar's campaign. "It is part of an orchestrated campaign to intimidate Atiku Abubakar," Mr Adekoya charged. The rescheduled election saw President Buhari win comfortably, gaining 15.2 million votes (56 percent) to Mr Abubakar's 11.2 million (41 percent).

Source: Daily Nation March 04, 2019 18:20 UTC