Source: THISDAY LIVE
Former National Chairman of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and the party’s candidate for the
court-ordered re-run election ror the Anambra Central senatorial zone,
Chief Victor Umeh, was on Thursday arrested by operatives of the
Department of State Security (DSS) at his Enugu residence.
Though details of the arrest were still
sketchy as at the time of filing this report, he was reportedly arrested
and taken to Abuja by road.
Meanwhile, Umeh’s media aide, Mr Stan Okeke yesterday evening confirmed the arrest of his boss in Enugu.
He said that officials of the DSS
arrested Umeh at his residence following a “petition by political
leaders from Anambra state allegedly led by former governor 8f the
state, Dr. Peter Obi that he is sponsoring the activities of the IPOB,
MASSOB”.
He said that contrary to reports that
Umeh was not handcuffed and was not flown to Abuja. “They travelled by
road and as I speak with you.
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