Court grants former Imo governor’s ADC, others bail
The South-East Governors Forum has waded into the feud between the Imo government and the state’s former governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha.
On Sunday, February 21, a squabble ensued between both sides’ when Okorocha allegedly broke into the royal spring palm apartment, Owerri, sealed by the Imo government on Feb. 19
The former Imo governor also alleged that more than 1000 thugs, armed to the teeth with knives and guns and allegedly led by Chinasa Nwaneri, Governor Hope Uzodinma’s special adviser on special duties attacked his convoy with the active connivance of armed policemen from the government house
The situation was brought under control by the Imo police command, which later arrested the senator.
Chairman of the forum, governor of Ebonyi state, David Umahi in a statement signed by his special assistant on media and publicity, Francis Nwaze on Monday said that the forum was already handling the issue.
David Umahi said that contacts have already been made to resolve the impasse and assured that both parties have agreed to a truce.
Meanwhle, an aide-de-camp to a former governor of Imo state, Eberendu Chiimechefulem, his legislative aide, Steve Asinuobi and 12 other aides of Rochas Okorocha, were on Monday granted a N5m bond bail on each of the defendants
The magistrate, B.U Adikaibe, who ruled on the bail application made for the release of the defendants also insisted that a traditional ruler in the state must stand in as a surety.
They were arraigned on a six-count charge bordering conspiracy, breach of public peace, possession of firearms, unlawful destruction of the official seal of the Imo state government, a defamatory action on the social media against the governor of the state with the intent to injure the reputation of the state government and the person of the state governor, and disturbance to a lawful order.
Some of the defendants are Eberendu Chimechefulem, Ebere Nwoke, Basil Mba, Ebuka Samuel, Darlington Ibekewe, Obasi Goodluck, Nwaiwu Ndubuisi, Ekpendu Peace, Steve Anisnuobi, and Ebere Nwokeobi.
