A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has likewise expressed frustration over Nwoba’s detention, who was detained on a “lightweight reason of flowing false details” and afterwards apprehended for more than a month without reasonable hearing.

The state Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chika Nwoba, who was arrested by the police in January 2022 has actually now invested one month in detention.

A former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has likewise revealed disappointment over Nwoba’s detention, who was jailed on a “flimsy reason of flowing false information” and afterwards apprehended for more than a month without reasonable hearing.

This was made understood in a declaration released by Saraki’s media office, explaining the arrest performed by the state security group called Ebubeagu before the intervention of the authorities as an attack on the nation’s democracy.

The former Senate President specified that a circumstance where a citizen was unexpectedly taken and beaten to a stupor prior to being detained in the police headquarters for a number of weeks did not speak well for the nation’s democracy.

“The remand in authorities cell of Mr Nwoba, the PDP Publicity Secretary in Ebonyi State, is of excellent issue. It is really frustrating that oppression has transcended every facet of our nation.

“The gentleman should have the right to fair hearing under the law. He has been remanded for more than a month after being jailed under a situation which started like he was being kidnapped.

“Since then, he has actually been avoided from meeting any member of his family. Anyway, my compassion goes out to his wife and kids who should be going through a tough time at the minute.

“Mr Nwoba is a dutiful member of our great celebration, PDP, and he is paying the price of speaking truth to power. With no doubt, this is another concerted effort to silence the opposition and weaken democracy.

“This act of injustice being promoted and foisted by those in power in Ebonyi State is absolutely nothing however an attack on our democracy and our collective flexibility as citizens of this nation because an injury to one is an injury to all. This is a time for every single well indicating Nigerian and most specifically the leaders of our celebration, the PDP, to stand and Stand with among our own.

“We all require to conserve our country from the misfortune wreaked by injustice and miscarriage of justice. It is necessary to keep in mind that the case is currently in a Magistrate court and we truly hope justice will be given promptly and without any hold-up,” Saraki specified.