Nwoba is in authorities custody for supposedly publishing materials against the member representing Ezza/Ikwo federal constituency, Chinedu Oga on Facebook.It was collected that the embattled publicity secretary, Nwoba was likewise arraigned in the exact same court on Wednesday for supposedly publishing malicious material against Governor David Umahi on Facebook

Nwoba was arraigned in court on a 21 count charge bordering on incorrect news with intent to cause fear and alarm to the public.Nwoba was declared to have actually published products on his Facebook deal with against Governor Dave Umahi, Chinedu Ogah which the police stated was punishable under area 516 A(a)of the Criminal Code Cap 33 Vol. 1 Laws of the state, 2009 and Section 5(1 )(a)of the state Cybercrimes (Prohibition)Law No. 012 of 2021. The charges stated the Publicity Secretary

of the PDP in his Facebook posts, represented Chinedu Ogah as unfit and insignificant to be a House of Representatives member, painted him as greedy and corrupt, as a terrorist, land grabber, deceiver, shy and non-achiever.

The charge sheet said the claims have caused inconvenience and insult to the federal lawmaker.After the count charges were read before the offender, his Counsel, Luke Nkwegu advised the court to set out the charges against Nwoba.He mentioned that the charges were brought against Nwoba by the police in bad faith to keep him behind bars.Nkwegu argued that the Cybercrimes Prohibition Law of the state upon which

Nwoba was being tried, was not gazetted which ungazetted law was not a law and prayed the court to grant the offender bail.But, the Police Prosecutor, ASP Mathias Eze opposed Nkwegu’s demand and advised the court to remand Nwoba.He stated, “We submit that the credibility of a law enacted by an act of parliament, nevertheless, it might be is figured out by the assent of the Governor or President,”he told the court.In her judgment, the trial Magistrate, Blessing Chukwu stated the court does not have the jurisdiction to amuse the matter and bought that the accused be remanded in cops custody in line with COVID-19 protocol.She bought that the case file be transferred to the state Attorney General, Department of Police Prosecution and adjourned the matter to February 4, 2022.

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