An Enugu East Magistrate’s Court sitting in Nkwo Nike, Enugu State, has remanded a 45-year-old man, Ani Chidi, in prison custody after he was arraigned by the Enugu State Police Command over a video allegedly showing an attack on members of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) during a political meeting in Obuoffia Awkunanaw.
Chidi was arraigned on Monday on three counts bordering on cybercrime and alleged criminal defamation under Section 24(2)(a)&(c)(i) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015, as amended in 2024.
According to the charge sheet obtained by our correspondent, marked MEN/151c/2026 and brought before Chief Magistrate F. E. Chukwu (Chief Magistrate Grade 1), the police accused the defendant of publishing and circulating footage of the September 12, 2026 attack across social media platforms and online media outlets.
The prosecution further alleged that Chidi falsely accused three individuals — Ani Nnabuike, Solomon Ifeanyi and Monday Anninwe — of being members of the armed group that invaded the NDC meeting.
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