Nigeria, Sept. 29 -- It is no longer news that on Wednesday, 17 September, I honoured the invitation by the X-Squad Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, Imo State Command, over allegations of "Criminal Defamation of the Governor of Imo State" and "conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace."

This account is not intended to sensationalise the matter, but rather to lay bare certain uncomfortable truths, which I am prepared to stand by, as they are rooted in incontrovertible facts which demonstrate three clear points:

1. My persecution was directly initiated by the Imo State Commissioner of Information. 2. The so-called "civil society organisation" presented as the originator of the petition against me - Imo Democratic Alliance, allegedly ...