A member of the House of Representatives identified as Dr. Chinyere Igwe, was in the early hours of Friday arrested with not less than $500,000 worth of cash.
Igwe, who represents Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2, in the lower chamber of the National Assembly, was arrested on Friday morning along Aba Road in Port Harcourt.
Grace Iringe-Koko, the Spokesperson of the Rivers State Police Command, who confirmed the arrest said, “A statement on it will be released soon.
Igwe is said to be a staunch supporter of the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.
The police also recovered the sharing formula from him.
The document seen by our correspondent showed that the cash would also be distributed among officials of the independent Electoral Commission and security operatives.
More details later…
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