Abuja-Based Online Publisher Arrested Over Allegation Of Defamatory Publication And Not Abducted – Says Police

The Enugu State Police Command said that it has seen several publications alleging the abduction of an Abuja-based online news publisher, Madu Onuorha.

The Command stated that contrary to the allegations, the online publisher was duly arrested in Abuja with the assistance of Police operatives from Ebonyi State Command and the aid of intelligence, after efforts made to formally invite him failed.

According to DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the PPRO of Enugu State Command, his arrest followed the receipt of a written petition to the Commissioner of Police, Enugu State Command, against him over an alleged defamatory publication he made against a US-based Reverend Sister.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police, CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, has ordered the office handling the case to professionally investigate and ensure that justice prevails.

He also called on the press family, particularly the leadership and members of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), and associates of the suspect, to exercise patience, assuring that the needful will be done in the case.