Ex PDP spokesperson remanded in prison over ‘defamatory’ publication

A Magistrate’s Court in Abakaliki has remanded Chika Nwoba, a former spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ebonyi, in the correctional centre for alleged defamation.
Nwoba, a social media handler, who appeared in court on Tuesday, is facing a three-count charge of conspiracy, false publication, and defamation.
The prosecutor, ASP Chinagorom Eze, told the court that the defendant was arrested on Sunday, February 11, 2024, following a petition by the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Oguzor Offia-Nwali.
The prosecutor, Chinagorom Eze, told the court that the defendant was arrested on Sunday, February 11, 2024, following a petition by the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Oguzor Offia-Nwali.
According to the prosecutor, Nwoba Chika and others now at large, on February 6 at Abakaliki, conspired to commit felony, to wit, “threat to life, publishing false information, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 516(a) of the Criminal Code, Cap. 33 Vol. 1 Laws of Ebonyi State of Nigeria, 2009.”
C.N. Ufufu, counsel to Nwoba, put in a bail application, stating that the offences were bailable.
Ogodo adjourned the matter until March 1, 2024.