Court denies alleged kidnapper of Anambra LP candidate bail
Nigeria, April 4 -- The Ihiala High Court, sitting in Nnewi, Anambra State, has rejected a bail application by Chukwudi Odimegwu, a suspected kidnapper of Obiora Agbasimalo, the 2021 Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the state.
PREMIUM TIMES reported that Mr Agbasimalo was abducted on 18 September 2021, less than a month before the governorship election in Anambra State, which was held on 6 November 2021.
Charles Soludo, a renowned banker and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, would later win the election.
Like Mr Odimegwu, the second defendant, Maxwell Nwokolo, faces a two-count charge of conspiracy and kidnapping of Mr Agbasimalo.
The case was filed against them by the State Security Service (SSS).
The defend...
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