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Rivers Police arrest Hon. Chinyere Igwe after $500K cash was allegedly found in his possession
Operatives of the Rivers State Police Command in the early hours of Friday, arrested a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Chinyere Igwe, for allegedly being in possession of $500,000 on the eve of the 2023 general elections.
Igwe, who is a supporter of the presidential candidate of the opposition party, was arrested along Aba Road in Port Harcourt, the State capital.
Leadership News reports that 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).
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