The Imo State Police Command, on Monday, said the former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, has been released.
A representative for the state police order, Orlando Ikeokwu, spread the word about this while featuring on Channels Television ‘Sunrise Daily’ program observed by The PUNCH.
Ikeokwu said Okorocha was released on Sunday night after he was “invited” for “questioning” over the unlocking the Spring Palm Estate connected to his wife, Nkechi.
“He was released later around evening time,” the PPRO said, adding, “In the event that anyone is discovered blamable, certainly, he will be charged to court. If the investigation proves that he (Okorocha) has committed an offense, he will be charged to court.”
News360 Info had earlier reported that the ex-governor stormed the estate with his supporters, policemen, soldiers and personnel of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Sunday morning and ordered the unsealing of the estate.
Government officials had also mobilized to the estate, leading to a free-for-all, as cars were smashed and many persons injured.
Okorocha had alleged that his predecessor, Governor Hope Uzodimma, attacked him with “more than 1,000 thugs” but the state Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba, dismissed Okorocha’s claim, adding that the former governor’s arrest was in line with the report of a White Paper, which indicated that the Royal Palm Estate in the state was built with taxpayers’ money and not Okorocha wife’s property.
