{"id":21799,"date":"2020-06-19T08:33:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-19T08:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=21799"},"modified":"2020-06-19T08:33:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T08:33:17","slug":"police-arrests-cupp-spokesman-ugochinyere-over-reps-bribe-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=21799","title":{"rendered":"Police arrests CUPP spokesman Ugochinyere over Reps bribe claims"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Ugochinyere<\/a> has been arrested by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), his lawyer, Chibuzor Ezike said in a statement on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The police is acting of a resolution of the House of Representatives, which directed it to arrest Ugochinyere over allegations he made against the House that it received a bribe of $10 million from American Billionaire, Bill Gates to pass the contentious Infectious Diseases Control Bill before the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Ezike, Ugochinyere was arrested in a commando style around 5.30pm despite a court order barring the police from enforcing the resolution of the House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement reads: \u201cWe have been reliably informed by citizens, who witnessed the commando style arrest, that our client was manhandled, assaulted and whisked away by the men against his will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe were informed that he was eventually told that they arrested him based on the instigation of Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNigerians will recall that Mr. Gbajabiamila had misdirected the House of Representatives to pass a resolution against Mr. Ikenga and also to direct the police and the State Security Services to arrest him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHowever, on June 3, 2020 the Federal Capital Territory High Court ordered the police and the SSS in clear terms not to give effect to the resolutions and acts of Mr. Gbajabiamila<\/a> and further restrained them from arresting or detaining in any manner our client.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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