Court Remands PDP Lawmaker Over Alleged Money Laundering, Fixes 14th Of March For Hearing
A Federal High Court in Port Harcourt has remanded the federal lawmaker representing Port Harcourt Constituency 2, Chinyere Igwe, in police custody for alleged money laundering.
Police officers arrested the embattled lawmaker on the eve of the Presidential Election in Port Harcourt for being in possession of 500,000 dollars allegedly to influence the outcome of the poll in favor of the People Democratic Party.
At the hearing today, Chinyere pleaded not guilty to the charge brought against him.
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The court fixed the 14th of March 2023 for hearing of his bail application while the trial is scheduled to commence on the 4th of May.
The police also claimed to have recovered the sharing formula from him.
It was gathered that from the document, the lawmaker allegedly planned to give dollars to Security and INEC.
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