Previous Governor of Imo State, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has actually responded to reports that a court bought his arrest which of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and others for criminal conspiracy and forgery.
This was consisted of in a declaration provided to newsmen by Sam Onwuemeodo, Chief Press Secretary/Special Adviser on Media to Senator Rochas Okorocha.
According to him, “A video trended where Hon. Ambrose Nwaogwugwu, among the media assistants of Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, was the very first to press out the story. From there, other media clothing, consisting of ARISE TELEVISION, took it up.
“Those behind the story estimated a Senior Magistrate Court being in Abuja to have actually released a bench warrant outdated September 9, 2026.”
He included that the story associated the order to a petition composed by the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, Barr. Chukwuemeka Ibejiako, to the Police and DSS respectively, outdated October 8, 2026.
“We wish to highly state, and we stand to be opposed, that no court, whether that of a Senior Magistrate or High Court, bought or provided any bench warrant for the arrest of Okorocha.
“After 48 hours, if they are not able to produce or release the court order, the onus will fall on the media facilities that were tricked into feeding the general public with the incorrect story to do the needful. And the needful is to pull back the story and tender an apology.”
He kept in mind that the report declared the bench warrant was provided on September 9, 2026, whereas the Imo REC’s petition was dated October 8, 2026, indicating the court order supposedly came before the petition.
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Emmanuel Mgheahurike
Emmanuel Mgbeahurike is the Imo State Correspondent for Leadership Newspaper, covering a large range of political, financial, social, and cultural problems throughout the Southeast geopolitical zone. He specialises in political reporting, state federal government activities, grassroots advocacy, and the socioeconomic and cultural advancement of the Southeast. He belongs to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Imo State Council.
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