Police Arrests Former Imo State Deputy Governor

Gerald Irona, a former Imo state deputy governor, has been taken into custody by security personnel.

He was detained outside of his Owerri home on March 8 at around 10:15 am, according to an eyewitness who revealed this to newsmen in Owerri.

According to reports, Irona was being held at the Imo State Police Command.

Irona was detained for an unspecified reason, but in a statement, his media advisor Destiny Ugorji accused the State Government of organizing the detention on the basis of “trumped-up claims.”

The statement reads: “As part of its strategy towards weakening opposition in Imo State, the Imo State Government, Wednesday, orchestrated the arrest of the immediate past Deputy Governor, Engr. Gerald Irona, over trumped-up charges.

“Irona’s arrest came on the heels of a scheduled House of Assembly and gubernatorial election, fixed to hold nationwide on Saturday, March 11, 2023.

“As at the time of this statement, Wednesday afternoon, the former Deputy Governor had written his Statement at the Police, a bail bond issued, signed, and all the bail conditions fulfilled.”