Nigeria, March 31 -- The police in Imo State, south-east Nigeria, have arrested a traditional ruler in the state for allegedly sharing a social media post reportedly against Governor Hope Uzodinma.

The monarch, Ekene Obinali of Umucheke, Umuobom, a community in Ideato South Local Government Area of the state, was arrested by the operatives of the Anti-kidnapping Unit of the police in the state, PREMIUM TIMES learnt.

He was accused of sharing a write-up said to be critical of the governor on a WhatsApp platform.

The embattled traditional ruler had, on 20 March, shared the write-up on a WhatsApp group platform known as 'Ideato Voice,' a member of the WhatsApp group, who asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of the case, t...