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Thugs beat, strip female councillor in Rivers State

The leader of Etche Local Government Legislative Assembly in Rivers State, Mrs Cynthia Nwala, was beaten and nearly stripped naked during a fracas at the council secretariat.

Speaking to journalists on the telephone, Nwala said after she and other councillors screened nominees for appointment as supervisory Councillors and special assistants, she decided to go home with the mace of the assembly due to some rumours that it may be hijacked by hired thugs to impeach her.

She said that the Council Chairman allegedly ordered his CSO to beat and strip her naked, while her car was badly damaged.

Nwala alleged that the Deputy Leader of the Legislative Assembly, in connivance with some Councillors and the Chairman of Council had also wanted to remove her from office because she is from Ikwerre ethnic nationality and not from Etche, though she is married to a man from Etche.

The Chairman of the Council denied the allegations. He claimed that his officer intervened to calm the situation.

In a press statement signed by Robinson Oluor, his Chief Press Secretary, the Etche council boss said Nwala was trying to take the mace to her house when her fellow councillors accosted her and this led to the fracas.

“The Chief Security Officer to the Council Chairman is not a member of Etche Legislative Assembly and will never be part of the internal issues of the Etche Legislative Assembly.

It is also important to clearly state that the Chief Security Officer to the Council Chairman never attacked or harassed the Leader of the House; as he is not one of the councillors and the Etche Local Government Council leadership has much respect for the Etche Legislative Assembly.” the statement read

Anyanwu added that he has launched an investigation into the matter.

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