An Aide-de-camp to a former governor of Imo state, Eberendu
Chiimechefulem, his legislative aide, Steve Asinuobi and 12 other aides of
Rochas Okorocha, were on Monday granted a N5m bond bail on each of the
defendants
The magistrate, B.U Adikaibe, who ruled on the bail
application made for the release of the defendants also insisted that a
traditional ruler in the state must stand in as a surety.
They were arraigned on a six-count charge bordering
conspiracy, breach of public peace, possession of firearms, unlawful
destruction of the official seal of the Imo State Government, a defamatory
action on the social media against the governor of the state with the intent to
injure the reputation of the state government and the person of the state
governor, and disturbance to a lawful order.
Some of the defendants are Eberendu Chimechefulem, Ebere
Nwoke, Basil MBA, Ebuka Samuel, Darlington Ibekewe, Obasi Goodluck, Nwaiwu
Ndubuisi, Ekpendu Peace, Steve Anisnuobi, and Ebere Nwokeobi.
While Eddy Onyema was the leading counsel for the
defendants, E.S Ibechem was the prosecutor.
The magistrate had taken a 15-minute break to enable her
rule on the bail application after hearing.
Drama ensued when one of the defendants, Darlington Ibekwe,
slumped while the magistrate was ruling on the bail application.
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