Hon. Arthur Egwim, IMHA, Member, Missing In Abuja; Whereabouts, Unknown

By Gideon Njoku

The story sounds, and reads, stranger than fiction. But reports say Honourable Arthur Egwim, Member, Imo House of Assembly is missing.

He reportedly missed in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, since Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Egwim is the Member representing Ideato  North Constituency in the State House of Assembly. And, until he was suspended by the Assembly, under the Leadership of Speaker Ken Ibe, along with six others, he was the Chief Whip of the All Progressives Congress, APC – controlled Assembly.

He was replaced with Honourable Obinna Okwara, representing Nkwerre State Constituency.

Egwim had according to an alert raised by Collins Opurozor of the Peoples Democratic Party, Imo State, arrived Abuja from London by 6.00am,  and checked into Immaculate Hotel, Wuse 2, at about 7.00 am.

By 8.00am, he went down to the restaurant for breakfast.

Thereafter, he went back to his room.

But, at about, 9.00am, he came down again and spoke with the Hotel Receptionist. He then went outside and met somebody, who, according to Opurozor’s alert, wore an all- white attire. The man (driver of the vehicle),  ushered  him to the back seat of the car – owner’s seat. And they drove off. The car was identified as a black Prado Jeep. A CCTV camera watched by this Reporter confirms this.

Honourable Egwim was seen as he walked towards the car, entered it, and they drove off.

However, since that Thursday, nobody has been able to see Egwim. He has not come back to his Hotel room.

Some questions remain unanswered. Was the Prado a car hire service in the Hotel? What did Egwim discuss with the Hotel Receptionist before he stepped out to enter the vehicle? Did he tell the Receptionist where he was headed to? Or, is the owner of the vehicle an acquaintance of Egwim’s and/or his friend? Or, did Egwim simply pick any vehicle he saw as some people are wont to do thinking it was a car hire service? Who would use a Prado SUV as a car hire service?

At the time of writing this, it was not confirmed if a report of a missing person has been made to any Police Station in Abuja or not.