Police in Ebonyi State have arrested two members of Ebonyi State
House of Assembly over an alleged case of burglary of the Assembly
chambers.
The Police source said the lawmakers were arrested and others invited
to the police headquarters following a petition written against them
for alleged breakage and invasion of the Assembly chambers on July 21,
2014.
The lawmakers, who are loyal to Helen Nwaobasi, were arrested
yesterday at about 10 a.m. at the gate of state High Court as they were
coming out of the court in the ongoing case on who is the authentic
speaker of the House.
Those arrested were: Minority Leader, Enyi C. Enyi and Ikechukwu
Nwankwo while Minority Whip, Joseph Nwaobasi, Deputy Speaker, Blaise
Orji, Eni Uduma Chima, Elloy Ogbonnaya, Kingsley Ikoro, Jerry Obasi were
invited to make statements.
Crisis started three weeks ago when 18 of the 24 members of the House allegedly impeached Speaker Chukwuma Nwazunku.
Nwazunku and nine lawmakers loyal to him filed a suit asking the state
High Court to restrain Nwaobasi from parading himself as speaker.
The Nwaobasi’s group also filed a counter-motion seeking to restrain Nwazunku as speaker of the Assembly.
When contacted on the arrest of the two lawmakers, the Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO) of the state command, Mr. Chris Anyanwu, an
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) said he was not aware of the
arrest and promised to confirm from the officer in charge.
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