Alleged treason: Irona, ex-Imo deputy governor, granted bail | TheCable

He was arraigned on a three-count charge before C.N Ezerioha, a magistrate, after which he was remanded in prison.Counsel to the former deputy governor, S.I. Imo, prayed the court to grant bail to his client.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party in Imo state, in a statement by Collins Opuruzor, the party’s publicity secretary, alleged that Hope Uzodimma, governor of the state, is“Our party notes that this fear which comes from Uzodinma’s unpopularity, cowardice, and shame to participate in any fair electoral contest is common with all despots, and it invariably consumes their regimes,” Opuruzor had said.

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Nigerian High Court Frees Former Imo Deputy Governor, Irona After Nine Days In Jail | Sahara ReportersAfter nine days in prison custody, the former deputy governor of Imo State, Gerald Irona, has finally regained his freedom. Irona, who was on Thursday last week remanded in Owerri Custodian Centre after police arraigned him on a three-count charge bordering on treason, was freed on Friday. Spokesperson of the former deputy governor, Walter Duru, who confirmed his release to PUNCH, said that an Abuja Federal High Court after the Imo High Court failed to grant him bail, ordered that Irona be released on bail.
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