On Thursday, the Department of State Services (DSS) sent its agents to the Anambra State House of Assembly complex to take one of the lawmakers-elect away.
When Mr Onyekachukwu Ike, the lawmaker-elect for Nnewi North constituency, was arrested by the operatives and forced into the trunk of a car, a great disturbance occurred. It was only after they had been stopped that the vehicle took off.
It was happening during a valedictory service of thanksgiving for the Seventh Assembly, which continued to take place in the assembly hall. A witness told Foxiz Nigeria that the security officers at the entrance of the house when they noticed, closed the gate and blocked the operatives from entering with the lawmaker-elect. The lawmaker-elect was arrested after attending a Thanksgiving service for the seventh assembly. The Deputy Governor and outgoing Speaker quickly intervened and released him.
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The Acting Clerk of the Assembly, Mrs Esther Aneto, and other senior staff were quoted as saying that the operatives did not inform them or even the police personnel before trying to whisk away the lawmaker-elect. The incident, which was confirmed by the Public Relations Officer of the Nigerian Police Service, DPO Tochukwu Ikenga, has been resolved.
The Acting Clerk of the Assembly and senior staff said the operatives didn’t inform them or the police before trying to take the lawmaker-elect. The state PPRO confirmed the incident was resolved. “No alarm, resolved. Prob DSS mission. All resolved.” The deputy governor and speaker resolved it, but I’m unsure about Ike’s invitation.
