The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has arraigned one university lecturer, Prof. Uchenna Ezemagu for criminal conspiracy, malicious damage and threat to life.
He was arraigned on Thursday at the Enugu North Magistrate for spreading false information against the traditional ruler of Ihekwuenu Autonomous community in Aku, Chief Christopher Okwor.
Recall that Okwor was in 2024 accused of kidnapping and deliberately demolishing a blind man’s house, allegations that he had denied vehemently.
Speaking to journalists after the arraignment, the counsel to the traditional rules Mr Jerry Iheanacho, said the traditional ruler had been vindicated by the outcome of the police investigation.
Iheanacho disclosed that the Enugu state government suspended his client because of the case that he demolished a house been built for a blind man and he is a kidnapper, a gun-runner and an armed robber.
”The police, in their wisdom, investigated the matter and those who made the allegation were arraigned in the court for giving false information to the police.
“And that is a vindication of our client that he was never an armed robber, a gun-runner or kidnapper, and he never demolished anybody’s house.
“We are happy and insist that justice must be served on those who have gone against the law by making false allegation against our client.
“We will take it up for the government to do the needful since the outcome of the investigation have vindicated him,” the counsel said.
In an interview, the traditional ruler said his problem with Ezemagu family began after he won the traditional stool of Ihekwuenu Autonomous community, which the defendant vied with him.
Okwor disclosed that instead of accepting defeat like other contestant, the lecturer and his family members vowed to make the community ungovernable for him.
According to Okwor, Ezemagu family started causing trouble by planning to takeover landed property belonging to Isife family, a plan he scuttled and even tried to reconcile the Ezemagu and Isife families.
He noted that peace move angered the defendant, which made him to arrange his friend working with the Anti-kidnapping unit of the Nigeria Police Force, who arrested him for kidnapping.
The traditional ruler thanked the IGP for declaring him innocent of the malicious allegation level against him Prof. Ezemagu and his family.
His Worship O S Chukwuani
of Enugu North adjourned the case till May 14, for hearing.
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