Billionaire businessman cum Chairman of Best Aluminum Manufacturing Company, Onitsha, Chief Pius Nweke has been arrested for allegedly possessing gun.

He was arrested at Awada, Onitsha, Anambra State and is being investigated by the police.

Anambra State Commissioner of Police, Mr. John Abang, said;

“Today between late morning and afternoon, men of IGP-STS based in Onitsha while on routine patrol on stop and search around Awada general area stopped an on-coming Lexus Jeep with covered number plate.

“So they conducted a search on the vehicle and the occupant, in the process found a berretta pistol in possession of one Pius Nweke who claims that he is from Anambra State.”

“He has been taken into custody by the STS team for further investigation and necessary action. Definitely they will take him to Abuja because STS operating in Awka is just a section and their boss is in Abuja, so the man will be transferred to Abuja.”