Court orders arrest, detention of Imo Deputy Speaker

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Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday granted an order to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to arrest and detain the Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of Assembly, Amarachi Iwuanyawu, over an alleged N785m fraud.

The Deputy Speaker was also said to be the Chairman of an Abuja-based Sun Gold Estate Limited, the firm he allegedly used to perpetrate the N785m fraud.

Justice Ekwo ordered that when apprehended, the Imo lawmaker should be detained till February 23 next year when he would be expected to be brought to the court by the anti-graft agency.

 

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