Rivers The Rivers State Government has withdrawn money laundering and criminal charges against Chinyere Igwe, a former lawmaker.
Igwe was arrested and arraigned in court on February 24, the day before the 2023 presidential election, for possessing $499,000,000 in cash.
After several weeks in custody, he was granted bail.
When the trial resumed on Wednesday, Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Professor Zacchaeus Adangor, announced the government’s decision to withdraw the lawsuit against Igwe.
Adangor did not provide any explanation for the withdrawal.
Justice Stephen Daylop-Pam, the presiding judge, discharged the defendant after hearing the state’s position.
The judge also ordered the police to return Igwe’s international passport and other seized exhibits, given that the defense counsel did not contest the state government’s stance.
