A chieftain of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo State, and former chairman of Etsako East Local Government Area, Mr. Stanley Odidi, Tuesday, petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Muhammed Abubakar, over alleged failure by the police to prosecute a member of House of Representatives, Abubakar Momoh, for alleged forgery.
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Odidi, through his counsel Mr. A. Afegbua, in the petition called on the IG to examine some documents particularly, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Form CF.004.
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He said that his signature was forged to oust him from the 2011 election into the House of Representatives seat for Etsako Constituency, which according to the letter, had allegedly benefited Momoh, who is also a member of ACN.
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He said: "It is pertinent to note that forgery is a criminal offence for which culprits should be prosecuted."