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Nigerian lawmaker arrested with nearly $500K ahead of vote

Muslim faithful pray during a traditional Friday prayers at the Moddibo Adama Mosque in Yola Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. On Feb. 25, voters will choose among 18 candidates in a first-round vote to succeed incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, but despite being Africa's largest economy and and one of its top oil producers, Nigeria is in economic crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Muslim faithful listen to a sermons by an Imam, before a traditional Friday prayers at the Moddibo Adama Mosque in Yola Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. On Feb. 25, voters will choose among 18 candidates in a first-round vote to succeed incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, but despite being Africa's largest economy and and one of its top oil producers, Nigeria is in economic crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Muslim faithful listen to a sermons by an Imam, before a traditional Friday prayers at the Moddibo Adama Mosque in Yola Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. On Feb. 25, voters will choose among 18 candidates in a first-round vote to succeed incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, but despite being Africa's largest economy and and one of its top oil producers, Nigeria is in economic crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) Members of the congregation sing and chant during a church service in which they prayed for the country ahead of elections and against the forces of evil, at the Celestial Church of Christ Olowu Cathedral on Lagos Island in Nigeria Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) People walk in a local market as vendors and shop-owners display their goods, in Anambra, Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) People cross a pedestrian bridge as street vendors sell their goods, in Anambra, Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) People cross a pedestrian bridge as tricycle drivers wait for customers, in Anambra, Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Campaign posters for presidential candidate Peter Obi are placed at his party's headquarters, in Anambra, Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) People wait in front of a bank as they attempt to withdraw cash from their savings, in Anambra, Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy) Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People's Democratic party, Nigeria's opposition party, centre, waves to his supporters after a traditional Friday prayers at the Moddibo Adama Mosque in Yola Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. On Feb. 25, voters will choose among 18 candidates in a first-round vote to succeed incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari, but despite being Africa's largest economy and and one of its top oil producers, Nigeria is in economic crisis. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba) An usher wafts incense as members of the congregation sing and chant during a church service in which they prayed for the country ahead of elections and against the forces of evil, at the Celestial Church of Christ Olowu Cathedral on Lagos Island in Nigeria Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) An usher wafts incense as members of the congregation sing and chant during a church service in which they prayed for the country ahead of elections and against the forces of evil, at the Celestial Church of Christ Olowu Cathedral on Lagos Island in Nigeria Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A member of the congregation holds a cross and Bible during a church service in which they prayed for the country ahead of elections and against the forces of evil, at the Celestial Church of Christ Olowu Cathedral on Lagos Island in Nigeria Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A member of the congregation reads from the Bible during a church service in which they prayed for the country ahead of elections and against the forces of evil, at the Celestial Church of Christ Olowu Cathedral on Lagos Island in Nigeria Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) A member of the congregation prays on the sand floor during a church service in which they prayed for the country ahead of elections and against the forces of evil, at the Celestial Church of Christ Olowu Cathedral on Lagos Island in Nigeria Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. Nigerian voters are heading to the polls Saturday to select a new president following the second and final term of incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)
Nigerian lawmaker arrested with nearly $500K ahead of vote