Two brothers were yesterday arrested by the Ebonyi State Police over their alleged refusal to step down for another aspirant in the just concluded APC primaries in the State.
According to reports, the duo, Barr. Rollins Offia Nwali and his brother Engr Alfred Offia Nwali were picked up by the police on Thursday at Onueke in Ezza South Local Government Area of the State.
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Rollins Offia Nwali, an aspirant in the APC House of Assembly primary election was contesting for Ezza South State Constituency seat before his arrest.
A source told Vanguard that Offia Nwali was arrested for refusing to step down for his opponent in the election.
“He was called severally from Government House to step down but he told them that as the son of one of the founding fathers of the State, the opponent should be the one to step down for him.
“He had received so many threats over the election but he refused to step down preferring to go to the field. They arrested him because they saw that he was going to win as he had a large number following him in the constituency”, the source said
Going further, the source further added that his supporters, including some of the delegates, were chased out of the election venue.
Oguzor Offia Nwali, the Elder Brother of the two brothers, while confirming the arrests of his brothers said that the arrest was instigated by the “powers that be” in the state who wanted him out of the way to pave the way for their preferred candidate to win.
“Yes, my two brothers were arrested and we heard they have been taken to the Police Headquarters in Abakaliki”, he said.
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