Abia Man Remanded After Questioning ₦1.4bn Constituency Projects Linked to Deputy Speaker

Emenike Okorie, a physically challenged constituent from Bende, Abia State, is being held at Kuje Correctional Centre after police arrested and charged him over WhatsApp messages about constituency projects linked to Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu. His lawyer says Okorie has been detained for about two weeks. Kalu is accused of using the police to pursue the case; the report does not establish that he ordered the arrest.

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