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...