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Police Arrest Six Nkanu West CouncilorsBy Emmanuel Nzomiwu, Reporter, Enugu Men of Enugu State Police Command have arrested six councilors in Nkanu West Local Government Area (LGA) for illegal possession of firearms. The councilors (names withheld) were said to have brandished guns during a failed attempt to remove the leader of the council earlier in the week. The councilors are currently being detained at the Headquarters of the State Police Command from where they made distress calls to newsmen. It was gathered that they were detained while honouring an invitation extended to them by the Police over the allegation levelled against them by authorities of the council. Efforts by the reporter to get the Chairman, Mr. Emeka Nnamani, on phone to know if the allegation emanated from his office proved abortive. But in a distress call, one of the councilors said that the allegation of illegal possession of firearms was trumped up. He said that they (councilors) were being victimised for complaining against the manner the chairman and his political godfather who happened to be a former Secretary to the State Government (SSG) were sharing council funds. The source alleged that the chairman was paying N30 million monthly to his godfather from funds meant for the development of the council. It was further alleged that the said godfather used his wide contacts in the Police to get the councilors arrested and detained.
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