Minister of Works and former Ebonyi State governor David Umahi has denied claims that he deployed police officers against Tracy Ohiri over an alleged campaign debt, insisting that law enforcement acted in accordance with due process. In a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Francis Nwaze, Umahi said the Nigeria Police Force acted in line with its constitutional mandate after his lawyer submitted a petition. “The Nigeria Police Force, acting within its constitutional mandate to maintain law and order and investigate complaints, acted on a petition submitted by the Minister’s lawyer, arrested her, and invited the Honourable Minister in line with standard procedure for statements,” the statement said. Umahi described Ohiri’s allegations as inconsistent and contradict...