Okorocha’s camp breaks silence, denies arrest, challenges Imo govt

The camp of former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has denied reports that he was arrested by the police, challenging the Imo State Government to provide evidence of an arrest warrant. Okorocha's Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, stated that the report of his arrest is false and insisted that no arrest was made. However, the Nigeria Police Force confirmed that Okorocha was arrested on Monday night at the REIZ Continental Hotel in Abuja and released on bail after about an hour of interrogation over allegations of criminal conspiracy, forgery, and impersonation.

Okorocha's camp maintains that he was never arrested, and the Imo State Government has presented a court order dated September 9, 2026, as evidence of the arrest warrant.

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