Some suspected political thugs have been arrested inside the Umorji country home of Hon. Kingsley Uju, representing Ohaji/Egbema/Oguta/Oru West federal constituency in the National Assembly, Abuja.
The suspects were arrested by operatives of the Imo State Police Command, who stated that the thugs were on a mission to disrupt the just concluded February 25, presidential election in Ohaji/Egbema council area of the state.
This was made known in a statement made available to journalists by the Police Public Relations Officers (PPRO) of the command, Henry Okoye.
According to the police spokesperson, all the suspects are from the state.
He identified them as: Henry Nwabueze, 40, a native of Umorji in Ohaji/Egbema LGA, Achor David, 45, from Onitsha Mgbara in Ohaji/Egbema LGA and Tochukwu Obiego, 40, a resident at Mgbara in Ohaji/Egbema.
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Others are Clinton Ezekwe, 49, a native of Ohaji/Egbeme LGA and Onuorah Raphael, 33, who hails from Ngor-Okpala LGA.
Items recovered from them include one pump-action gun, three locally-fabricated guns, an HP printer, four laptop computers and documents containing registration details of voters in Oguta/Ohaji-Egbema/Oru West LGA.
Other recovered incriminating items are 50 live cartridges, one LG remote, a power bank, one walkie-talkie, three Laptop external keyboards, Toyota Camry with Registration number GWA574AZ and Toyota Corolla with Registration no NKK 837GK.
Eight mobile phones, a Belushi wristwatch, one ring and N15,000 cash were also recovered from them.
The police authority said the lawmaker’s house was used as an operational base by the suspects who would be charged in court upon completion of investigation