Senator Obi Igbeke, polularly called Ubanesse, has been exiled by the Nsugbe Council of Elders of Nsugbe community in Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State.
The former lawmaker is not to participate in community activities till further notice.
The council accused him of engaging on actions they tagged as “inimical to the progress of the community”, warning that no indigene of the community should associate with him.
A fine of N100,000 was also imposed on any member of the community who associated or interacted with the senator.
The council otherwise known as ‘Ndi Eze Nsugbe’ imposed a fine of N1 million against the senator for using security operatives to arbitrarily arrests youths who oppose him in community.
In a meeting held at the residence of the head of all chiefs in the community, Elder Obi Paul Nwankwo, the council found the ex-Senator guilty of several allegations including forceful snatching of lands and arbitrary arrest of eight youths who were taken to police authorities in Awka and whose whereabouts are still unknown till date, among others.
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It was gathered that hundreds of women and youths from Nnadi Nsugbe community, protested against the arbitrary detention of their sons by the Nigeria Police Force which were reportedly done on the orders of the ex-lawmaker.
Nwankwo, who announced the decision of the council, said, “That Senator Ubanesse abducted and locked two of our sons in police custody since November 13, 2022 till January 17, 2023.
“We (Council of Elders) pleaded with Ubanesse to release those boys.
“That Ubanesse promised that he would release the boys because they committed no offence, but he didn’t fulfill his promises.
“That even when we went to the State CID, Awka, to see if the police would respect us as elders to grant those boys bail, that Ubanesse asked the DCP state CID not to see us. That Ubanesse even boasted to them that they were lucky that the police did not lock them up.
“That this is a great insult to Nsugbe community. This is a great insult to Nsugbe Council of Elders.
“Henceforth Senator Igbeke is hereby fined the sum of N1m. Anybody from Nsugbe community who associates himself with him will be fined N100,000.”