I Did Not Arrest Twitter Critic – Soludo

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The governor of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, had denied the involvement and arrest of Twitter critic, Nnamdi Chude.

On Saturday Chude was said to have been arrested by police in Anambra state and allegedly taken to Abuja.

Some social media users claimed that the Twitter user was arrested over an alleged petition written by the Anambra state governor.

Chude had Tweeted that alleged thugs purportedly loyal to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) were disrupting the voting process in Awada, Anambra state, to prevent the Labour Party (LP) from winning the election.

“APGA thugs are on rampage in Trans-Nkisi, 3’3 & Awada snatching ballot box. LP is winning comfortably across Anambra,” the Twitter user wrote.

“I can’t remember the last time I heard of ballot box snatching in Anambra. This is the height of it. @CCSoludo has taken us back to Mbadinuju’s era.”

However, Soludo reacting to the incident on Sunday in a statement through his Chief Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, said the state government has no information about any specific allegations or basis of the arrest of Chude.

“The commissioner of police, Anambra state police command has confirmed to the governor of Anambra state, Chukwuma Charles Soludo, CFR, that one Nnamdi Chude was arrested yesterday (18/03/23) in Anambra by the cybercrime unit of Interpol and taken to Abuja today (19/03/23),” Aburime said.

“Anambra state government has no information about any specific allegations or basis of his arrest.”