Nigeria: Police arrest Bayelsa judge’s abductors as Gov. Diri rewards officer who rejected $17,000 bribe — Africa Links 24

Abductors of a Judge of the Bayelsa State High Court, Justice Ebiyerin Omukoro, have been arrested by the state command of the Nigerian Police.

Governor Douye Diri disclosed the arrest on Wednesday, during the state executive council meeting in Government House, Yenagoa, while honouring an officer, Superintendent of Police, Sentome Obi, who rejected a $17,000 bribe offered by a suspect.

Recall that Justice Omukoro, was kidnapped on June 21 in Yenagoa and was held in captivity for…