Politics

BREAKING: Senator Arthur Nzeribe is Dead

Former Nigerian Senator, Chief Arthur Nzeribe is Dead.

POLITICS NIGERIA learned that Nzeribe, a political strongman from Imo state was declared dead at a foreign hospital following an undisclosed ailment.

“He died this morning in a hospital abroad. The family will soon release a statement,” the source said.

The late Nzeribe represented Orlu in the Senate in 1999 but in November 2002, the then-Senate President Anyim Pius Anyim suspended him indefinitely over an allegation of N22 million fraud.

Reacting to his death, Kadun Senator, Shehu Sani wrote; “Chief Arthur Nzeribe;young people may not know who he was;by the time they came of age, he had retreated to a private life.”

“He was an unforgettable factor in our nation’s history.A controversial maverick & a man you shouldn’t bring close nor keep him afar.”

“May his soul rest in peace.”

More to come….

One Comment

  1. He went into a recluse because of his bad deeds. Could not face the attendant realities that weigh down his miserable soul.

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