A Member Of The House Of Representatives Was Detained In Rivers Carrying Foreign Currency

Dr. Chinyere Igwe, a legislator in the House of Representatives, was detained in Rivers State with an undetermined quantity of foreign currency.

Igwe was detained on Friday morning along Aba Road in Port Harcourt. Igwe is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and represents Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2 in the lower house of the National Assembly.

The legislator’s detention was verified by Grace Iringe-Koko, a spokeswoman for the Rivers State Police Command.

The police spokeswoman promised to provide a comment on the matter shortly.

Igwe is a supporter of Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, and Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate.

Details to follow.