Zacchaeus Adangor, Rivers State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, has withdrawn a $498,100 money laundering and criminal suit against Chinyere Igwe, a former legislator representing Port Harcourt Federal Constituency II in the House of Representatives.

Adangor announced the abandonment of the lawsuit without providing any explanations at the resumption of the court hearing on Wednesday.

Igwe was detained by police officers from the Rivers State command after they found $498,100 in his possession during a stop-and-search operation on the eve of Nigeria’s February 25 presidential election.

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Rivers Police Arrest Hon Chinyere Igwe For Money Laundering

Police Officers from Rivers State Command deployed to INEC Headquarters Aba Road today 24/2/2023 at about 0245hrs, while on stop and search, arrested one Hon Chinyere Igwe, member House of Representatives representing pic.twitter.com/mimt2fHfL3

— Rivers State Police Command (@RiversPoliceNG) February 24, 2023

The officers also found a list of people to whom the money was to be distributed.

On March 22, a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt granted Igwe N100,000 bail.

Judge Stephen Daylop-Pam released Igwe and ordered the police to hand over his international passport and other items taken from him.