In a move aimed at intimidating PDP Senators and paving the way for the clearance of his election sponsor, Former Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, the Federal Government through the EFCC on Friday arrested the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
Akpabio and other PDP Senators have refused all the attempts to bribe them by the embattled former governor , necessitating this last resort.
It was gathered that the PDP senators had insisted that the Senate must follow the constitution, especially the issue of the indictment of Amaechi over confirmed corruption and alleged theft of N 98billion belonging to the Rivers State Government.
According to the findings of an online news site, pro-APC site Premium Times, Akpabio was said to have been taken in by EFCC operatives at about 5.20 pm.
He was said to have been accompanied by a few aides and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Ricky Tarfa.
The report states that an aide to the former governor, who cannot be named because he is not authorised to speak on the matter revealed that Mr. Akpabio is currently being interrogated by top officials of the EFCC.
An EFCC source also stated to have confirmed the development.
“He was brought in at about 5.20 pm accompanied by a few aides and Mr. Rickey Tarfa,” source said.
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