The Nigerian police force has arrested one Chinyere Igwegbe for supplying false information on Ex-imo governor, Ikedi Ohakim and one Mr. Chinedu Okpaleke.
POLITICS NIGERIA gathered that Igwegbe was arrested shortly after a court session on a case she filed against Ohakim and Okpaleke on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja.
Igwegbe was picked up on a four-count charge bordering on false information. This newspaper learnt that the woman had accused Ohakim of threatening to release nude pictures of herself.
The Inspector General of Police in the charge signed by Matthew Omasun and Rotshang Dimka, accused Igwegbe of supplying false information to the police with the intention to defame the defendants.
Count one of the charge reads: “that you Chinyere Amuchienwa Igwegbe (f) of 7b Emeida Estate Apo, Abuja, FCT, on or about August 14, 2020, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did furnish police authorities with false information and via allegations in a petition by your solicitors, Agala and Agala chambers to a public servant against (1) Dr. Ikedi Ohakim (2) Chinedu Okpareke on allegations of criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation, defamation of character, attempted kidnapping and threat to life punishment with imprisonment, which could not be substantiated and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 140 of the penal code laws of Northern Nigeria.”
In count two, she was accused of giving false information via allegations in a petition against Dr. Ikedi Ohakim that she paid him the sum of N5 million for the purchase of a land in Lagos during the 2019 election, an allegations which could not be substantiated.
In count three, she was accused of intentionally exposing “her genital organs and intentionally causing distress to other parties and did so with a selfie video with intention of deriving sexual pleasure from such act”.
