Police arrest Obinna Oparaku Akuwudike
Human rights activist Obinna Oparaku Akuwudike has been arrested by the Nigerian police.
Vanguard Newspaper reported that Obinna was arrested at 3:00 a.m. on Thursday in Owerri, Imo State.
According to sources quoted by the news platform, Obinna’s arrest is connected to a recent explosive interview he granted to Adeola Fayehun on her YouTube channel.
During the interview, Obinna claimed that Sandra Duru, also known as Prof Mgbeke, paid him a significant sum of money to produce defamatory content aimed at discrediting Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.
Obinna, who also claimed that his initial engagement with Duru as a standard media production contract, said he became uncomfortable with the assignment after discovering inconsistencies in Duru claims.
“I received money for producing videos but grew concerned after noticing inconsistencies in Duru’s public statements,” Obinna stated in the interview.
He also claimed that after hearing certain controversial remarks made by Duru during a livestream, he decided to publicly withdraw from the assignment and expose what he described as fabricated lies against Senator Natasha.
“All the claims made against Senator Natasha were false and part of a broader smear campaign,” he asserted.
However, the Public Relations Officer of the Imo State Police Command, DSP Henry Okoye has confirmed the arrest of Obinna.
DSP Henry Okoye said: “Yes, he is confirming a case we are investigating. Initially, he was the complainant in the matter. But then he posted another video on social media which resulted in a defamation of character against one Sandra Duru.”
“We served him an invitation and asked him to come and explain the things he had said. He did not report on time. In fact, he refused to report, and then we arrested him. But there is no cause for alarm. We are going to carry out a diligent investigation, and at the end of the day, justice will be served.”
