CITIZENS COMPASS–For allegedly selling the federal government’s palliatives Nigeria Police Force has arrested the Ward Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Ejemekwuru Oguta LGA Imo State, Dominic Ikpeama.
The palliatives were meant for the people of Ejemekwuru autonomous community before the Chairman allegedly cornered them.
It was learnt that a petition was written against him by the traditional ruler of the community, HRH Eze Hypolite Obinna Duru, and this led to his arrest by the Oguta Divisional headquarters.
According to the petition, he was alleged to have sold twenty bags of corn and five bags of garri meant for the community.
The monarch said the action was a ploy to sabotage the efforts of both the Federal and State Governments to alleviate the sufferings of the people of his community.
Eze Duru while speaking to our correspondent said he alerted the police about the development which led to his arrest.
He described the action of the APC ward Chairman as improper, hinting that the entire community was not happy with him for diverting the items meant for them to his own selfish needs.
The Monarch said that Ikpeama was arrested and detained on Wednesday, August 21 at the Oguta Police Division.
Reacting to the allegation, the APC ward Chairman said he shared the palliatives to five villages instead of 23 because of the quantity of the items.
He denied being arrested by the police.
Dominic said that he was invited by the Division which later instructed him to go and reconcile with his people.
The Chairman was said to have taken advantage of his previous position in the Town Union Government to corner the items.
