Police Arrest Enugu Traditional Ruler, Ex-lawmaker, 8 Others Over Attack On NDC

Police Arrest Enugu Traditional Ruler, Ex-lawmaker, 8 Others Over Attack On NDC

BREAKING: Police Arrest Enugu Traditional Ruler, Ex-Lawmaker, 8 Others Over Attack on NDC Meeting

A prominent Enugu traditional ruler, Igwe Obiora Igwesi, his brother, former federal lawmaker Hon. Uchenna Sunday A. Igwesi, popularly known as USA Igwesi, and eight other suspects have been arrested over the violent attack on a Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) ward meeting in Obuoffia, Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State.

SaharaReporters gathered that the suspects were arrested on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, following an order by the Inspector-General of Police. The arrests were carried out by detectives from the Zone 13 Command in Ukpo, Dunukofia, Anambra State.

The arrests followed a petition dated September 15, 2026, written by Chief G. Tagbo Ike, SAN, on behalf of the NDC Obuoffia Ward and addressed to the Inspector-General of Police at the Force Headquarters, Abuja.

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