Okorocha was finally arrested Tuesday evening at about 6:30 p.m. at his residence in the Maitama area of Abuja.
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The Senator’s second son, Amen Okorocha, was wounded in the melee and was being attended to as at the time of filing this report.
The anti-graft agency team stormed the residence of the former governor in the Maitama area of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to arrest him.
The mourning was sequel to a point of order raised by Senator Rochas Okorocha representing Imo West Senatorial District.
Okorocha said that the Igbo were not Nigeria’s problem, rather they were an asset to the country since they could be found everywhere.
The matter, which was for mention on the cause list, could not proceed because of the judge’s absence.
Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ekele Iheanacho.
It is for the reason that I think Nigerians may not know that at this crucial point when zones have ascended the presidency of Nigeria, and when it feels it’s like the turn of the southeast, a northerner will come out, it is simply saying to the Igbos who are you, that’s the feeling, or a southwest, our brother from the southwest will come out, I want to be a president; you should not be
This was as he accused the current government of Imo state of mishandling the security crisis; stating that the proscription of the Indigenous People of Biafra as terrorists was an unnecessary move.
He spoke on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme.
This is coming hours after the former governor officially declared his presidential bid for 2023.
This is as he once again kicked against the zoning of political offices in the All Progressives Congress, appealing to party leaders to allow a level-playing field for candidates no matter their region.
Okorocha levelled the allegation when he spoke with newsmen at his residence in Owerri, the Imo State capital, on Wednesday.
Uzodinma said this on Tuesday during the 6th Imo State Stakeholders meeting held at the Government House, Owerri.
Okorocha made the allegation against the backdrop of the arrest of his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, by policemen on Sunday.
Mustapha was Deputy National Chairman of the CPC before the party fused with three other parties to form the APC.
The Archbishop reacted to the invasion, backed by sporadic shooting, in a statement he personally signed on Monday.
Nwosu, candidate of the Action Alliance in the last governorship election in the state, was initially presumed abducted
Nwosu, candidate of the Action Alliance for the last governorship election in the state, was arrested by the police on Sunday.
The State Government said this through the Commissioner for information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, on Sunday.