Hours to election, Rivers Police Arrest Lawmaker allegedly found with $500,000

Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command in the early hours of Friday arrested a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinyere Igwe, allegedly in possession of $500,000 US Dollars on the eve of the 2023 general elections.

Igwe, who is a supporter of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was arrested along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, the State capital.

According to reports, the Police also found a list of the supposed beneficiaries of the foreign currency allegedly in his possession. The beneficiaries are believed to cut across 23 local government areas of the state including security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission.

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The State Police Command was yet to issue any statement on the developments as at the time of filing this report.