Reps member nabbed with $500,000, Hon. Igwe confesses

A House of Representatives member, Hon Chinyeye Igwe, who was arrested in the early hours of Friday in Rivers state with $500,000, has allegedly confessed to the police where he got the money from.

Hon. Igwe was alleged to have told the police that he received a huge amount of money from PDP presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku for the election held tomorrow Saturday, 25th of February, 2023.

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Apart from the foreign currency allegedly in his possession, the Police also found a list of how the money will be distributed to beneficiaries in the 23 local government areas of the State as well as security agencies and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

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.