ICPC Arrests Former Enugu Chief Of Staff

Former Chief of Staff
to Governor of Enugu State, Mrs. IfeomaNwobodo, was allegedly arrested yesterday in Abuja by men of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission, ICPC.
The arrest came on the heel of a recent arrest of five council chairmen in Enugu State, who were nabbed over allegations of embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds.
News about the alleged arrest of Nwobodo was still sketchy as at press time, but competent sources told our correspondent that “it might be connected with some fraudulent discoveries in the state.”
She was said to have been nabbed at the airport by men of the ICPC.Governor Sullivan Chime was reported to have stormed Abuja, making frantic efforts to intervene.
The arrest of the local government chairmen followed a petition to the Inspector-General of Police by Enugu West Peoples Forum, entitled Looting and Fraudulent Diversion of Public Funds by Local Government Chairmen in Enugu State.
The petitioners had accused the council chairmen of alleged diversion of N10 million of their respective allocations in the past 10 months, totalling about N450 million.
The arrested chairmen include those of the Awgu Local Government Council, Mr. NnannaNze; Aninri Chairman, Mr. NwabuezeNwobodo; Ezeagu Chairman, Mr. EmekaOzoagu; Oji-River, Mr. Onyemaechi Jideofor; and Udi, Mr. ChineduIloeje.