{"id":100412,"date":"2022-10-17T14:06:57","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T13:06:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=100412"},"modified":"2022-10-17T14:06:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T13:06:57","slug":"labour-party-senatorial-candidate-arrested-not-abducted-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/labour-party-senatorial-candidate-arrested-not-abducted-police\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour Party Senatorial Candidate Arrested, Not Abducted -Police"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Police Command in Ebonyi, has described as \u201cfake \u201c the alleged abduction of Linus Okorie, Labour Party Senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South in the state.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>It described the alleged news and press statements over the abduction of Mr Linus Okorie, as fake.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>SP Chris Anyanwu, Spokesman of the Command said, in a statement, he issued to newsmen in Abakaliki on Monday, that Okorie was only arrested and not abducted.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said that Okorie, an Ex-House of Representative Member was arrested over drug related matters and several other offences.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Anyanwu urged the public to desist from painting pictures of insecurity in the state by propagating unfounded rumours.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSequel to initial viral rumours renting the air, cum a Press Release accredited to one Dr David Ogbonna of Linus Okorie CaringHeart Foundation, purporting that the former member of House of Representatives, was abducted on Sunday.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThe State Police Command swung into action and later traced the said Okorie, who had evaded many Police arrests\/invitations, to the head office of the Ebubeagu Security Outfit at the Old Government House.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cPolice detectives were briefed on why he was arrested which includes; his activities and utterances that incited and provoked the violence that engulfed Onicha Community which led to suspected gunmen to unleash mayhem in the area in 2021.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cHence, the case has now been taken over by the Police Command for a scrupulous investigation.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cSecondly, Okorie was severally invited by the Security and Intelligence Bureau of the Command over a petition dated, March 23, authored by the State\u2019s Attorney General\/Commissioner for Justice, alleging that he was spreading fake news against Gov Dave Umahi.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cWhen invited by the SIB over the false allegations\/petition, Okorie in his characteristic pompous manner refused vehemently to report. Rather he chose to file fallacious suits against the Police Command.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cIt is also pertinent to mention that Okorie also have a pending case in which he is implicated in a drug-related offence where the suspects purported to be his agents were arrested for Hard drug sales and use at his City Hub Inn, Mile 50, Abakaliki,\u201d the Spokesman stated.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Police Command in Ebonyi, has described as \u201cfake \u201c the alleged abduction of Linus Okorie, Labour Party Senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South in the state. 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