The Police has arraigned a former Governor of Imo State, Ikedi Ohakim, before an FCT High Court sitting at Maitama, for allegedly giving false information against one Chinyere Amuchienwa.
He was arraigned before Justice Samira Bature.
The police alleged that Ohakim who was governor of Imo State from 2007 to 2011, lied that one Chinyere Amuchienwa threatened him with a gun and equally made a false claim that he had a plot of land for sale in Lagos State.
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Ohakim was equally alleged to have unlawfully used “the name of Raji Fashola as the owner of the purported land situated at Ikeja, Lagos State.”
The ex-governor pleaded not guilty to the charges.
His lawyer, Chief Ken Njemanze (SAN), subsequently applied to the court to grant him bail, a request which the prosecuting counsel, Mr. Stanley Nwodo, opposed on the ground that Ohakim would likely interfere with prosecution witnesses if granted bail.
Justice Bature, however, overruled the prosecution’s objection and granted the ex-governor bail in the sum of N10m with one surety.
He ordered that the surety must be a reputable person in the society with a verifiable address within the FCT.
Justice Bature also warned that the bail could be revoked if the defendant was found to interfere with prosecution witnesses.
The trial has been fixed for January 25, 2021.
