The Police Command in Ebonyi State has described as “fake “ the alleged abduction of Linus Okorie, Labour Party Senatorial candidate for Ebonyi South in
SP Chris Anyanwu, Spokesman of the Command, in a statement he issued to newsmen in Abakaliki on Monday, said that Okorie was only arrested and not abducted.
Anyanwu urged the public to desist from painting pictures of insecurity in the state by propagating unfounded rumours. “The 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.
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