Rochas Okorocha refutes report of arrest order against him
A report recently surfaced online claiming that a “senior magistrate's court” in Abuja issued a bench warrant of arrest on 9 September against Mr Okorocha, former Senator Ifeanyi Araraume, and two others. The post Rochas Okorocha refutes report of arrest order against him appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .
The Imo First Group (IFG) has refuted claims of a Magistrate Court order authorizing the arrest of Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, for alleged criminal conspiracy and forgery. The group stated in a Saturday statement in Abuja that no senior magistrate had issued such an order. They challenged the report's authors to publicly release the purported court order for public verification.
The IFG questioned the report's credibility, pointing out inconsistencies between the purported warrant's date (September 9, 2026) and the petition's date (October 8, 2026). They alleged that the report's authors had attempted to obtain an ex parte order but failed. The IFG also accused the report's authors of attempting to damage the reputations of the two politicians for political reasons.
The group maintained that the warrant was being used to advance political interests and urged those claiming its existence to produce it.
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