Cynthia Nwala, a leader of the Legislative Council (lawmaker) in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, was beaten up and stripped naked within the council premises, amid a brewing leadership crisis in the council.
The thugs were said to have acted on the orders of the council’s Chairman, Obinna Anyanwu who reportedly bartered the lawmaker, tore her dress and snatched the Assembly’s mace from her.
This incident took place on Monday after the assembly concluded its sitting.
The Chief Security Officer CSO, of the council was accused of leading the people that attacked Nwala, whose car was smashed in the process.
According to a source who spoke, “Her sin according to them is that she took the mace of the assembly with her, before the gate to the council was locked and she was allegedly beaten by CSO and their cohort. It is barbaric that a woman will be stripped naked.”
Nwala alleged that she was attacked by the CSO of the council and adding that the legislative assembly’s mace was also taken by the attackers.
The Chairman of the council, Obinna Anyanwu however, denied that the CSO attacked the lawmaker saying that the CSO only intervened with others to resolve the crisis brewing among the lawmakers.
Images of Nwala in her torn clothes, have been making the rounds on social media
The police are investigating the incident.
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