Former Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, was arrested for breaking into the Royal Spring Palm Hotels and Apartments, the state police command has said.
SaharaReporters had reported how the state government seized the estate allegedly belonging to Nkechi, wife of the former governor.
Enyinnaya Onuegbu, the commissioner for lands, had on Friday led a team of government officials and police officers to seal the property situated along Akachi Road in Owerri, the state capital.
In response, Okorocha on Sunday stormed the ability, annoying to be allowed in but the protection employees at the floor refused to open the gate.
The lawmaker representing Imo West Senatorial District become said to have ordered his men to make way for him to go into the location and that they forced the gates open.
On the orders of Okorocha, the gates were flung open and the men with him additionally allegedly destroyed vehicles and injured the safety guards on the area.
Not lengthy after forcibly gaining get right of entry to into the property, masked police operatives led by means of two aides of Governor Hope Uzodinma identified as Chinasa Nwaneri and Eric Uwakwe arrived to take him away.
Also arrested have been Ijeoma Igboanusi, deputy leader of staff when Okorocha became governor, and Lasbrey Okafor-Anyanwu, who turned into a commissioner in Okorocha’s authorities.
Two men and women have been said to had been killed while many others sustained injuries at some stage in the incident.
Speaking to journalists, the country Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Orlando Ikeokwu, showed Okorocha’s arrest.
Ikeokwu said the police moved to Akachi Road once they received a misery name that the estate sealed by means of the kingdom government had been forcibly opened by means of a few men led by way of the senator.
Orlando said, “The command acquired a distress call regarding what we termed to be unrest at Royal Spring Palm Estate, and the operatives moved to the location. We determined Okorocha led some persons to the area hitherto sealed by means of the Imo government.
“The command calmed the scenario and invited Okorocha to return and explain why he led the violent breaking into the estate that caused damages.”
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