Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate
president, has accused Innocent Umezulike, a former chief judge in Enugu state,
of stealing and doctoring his will.
In a statement issued on his
behalf by Uche Anichukwu, his spokesman, Ekweremadu alleged that in 2016,
Umezulike in connivance with some politicians broke into the Probate Registry
of the state and took away his will.
The lawmaker said after doctoring
it, his “perpetrators”, together with the assistance of Okoi Obono-Obla, a
presidential aide, started running a smear campaign against him.
“There has been a sustained smear
campaign against my person by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla,” he said.
“I would have continued to ignore
them, but for the concern of my well-wishers. Therefore, the public may wish to
know as follows:
“About July 2016, former chief
judge of Enugu state, Hon. Justice Innocent Umezulike, in his capacity as the
chief judge of Enugu state at the time, together with his lawyer, and Barrister
Tagbo Ike, in connivance with some politicians, broke into the Probate
Registry, Enugu, took away my will and left behind a photocopy.
“They copied the properties
listed in the will and added many imaginary properties and started churning out
baseless petitions to government agencies and officials. In their petition to
the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, for instance, they claimed, in a
demonstration of gross ignorance, that I was given money by the federal
government to develop the south-east geopolitical zone but that I used it to
purchase 32 properties.
“They sent similar petitions to
Mr President, the vice-president, senate president, attorney-general of the
federation, Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission, Code of Conduct Bureau, director-general of the Department of State
Security, inspector-general of Police, commissioner of police (Enugu), among
others.”
Ekweremadu, who said he is being
targeted because of the 2019 election, vowed to speak more on this subject at
the “appropriate time”.
“For now, let me state that
Justice Innocent Umezulike has since been dismissed from service by the
National Judicial Council and is facing trial in different courts. God is also
on top of the matter in several other ways in the life of Justice Umezulike’s,”
he said.
“It suffices to add that with
what is unfolding now, the current smear campaign championed by Mr. Okoi
Obono-Obla, is helping to expose those, who acted with Justice Umezulike, to
steal my will. They have been peddling this so-called ‘discovery’ since July
2016.
“Umezulike has also, in several
other petitions, attacked me and my family. He also, at some point, accused me
of killing several people, which the office of the inspector-general of police
investigated; and probably, he will soon face appropriate charges bordering on
false information.
“Let me, therefore, call on all
those, who are concerned about this smear campaign, not to worry. This too
shall pass. History will vindicate the just and the wicked will never go
unpunished.”
When contacted Obono-Obla denied
the allegation. Umezulike could not be reached for comment.
Ekweremadu is accused of having
assets in United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom and United States of America
which he allegedly did not disclose in his declarations to the Code of Conduct
Bureau (CCB).
We had reported how the
office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) planned to arraign
Ekweremadu before the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) and arraign him for “false
declaration of assets” — the same charge slammed against Saraki.
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