The Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, on Tuesday, ordered that a member of the House of Representatives, Dr Fred Igwe, be remanded in the police custody.
The embattled lawmaker was arrested on the eve of the last presidential election with $498,100 found in his possession.
He was arrested along Aba Road in Port Harcourt by policemen on a stop-and-search duty.
When the case was called on Tuesday, the principal prosecuting counsel from the office of the Rivers State Attorney General, Chidi Ekeh, applied to take over prosecution from the police.
The defence counsel did not oppose the application to take over prosecution from the police.
