Former lawmaker, Senator Arthur Nzeribe is dead

Former Senator, Francis Arthur Nzeribe has passed on.

Nzeribe died at the age of 83 on Sunday morning.

The former lawmaker died of an undisclosed ailment at a foreign hospital.

“He died this morning in a hospital abroad. The family will soon release a statement,” a family source told Sahara Reporters.

Nzeribe was elected a Senator to represent Orlu in 1999.

In November 2002, a former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, suspended Nzeribe indefinitely over an allegation of N22 million fraud.

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