The Inspector General of Police IGP has filed criminal charge against an Abuja house wife. Mrs Chinyere Amuchiena Igwegbe at the High Court of Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja for giving false information.
Mrs Igwegbe had in a petition sent to IGP accused former Gov. of Imo State Dr.Ikedi Ohakim and one Chinedu Okpareke of conspiracy, criminal intimidation, defamation of character, attempted kidnapping and threat to her life.
She also claimed to have paid Ohakim a sum of N500M for the purchase of a land in Lagos during the 2019 general elections which was not delivered to her.
She also alleged that Ohakim and Okpareke threatened to release a nude photograph of her to the general public through social media.
Following her complaints the police had arrested Ohakim and Okpareke and filed a charge against them at Federal High Court Abuja.
Surprisingly at the mention of case, the police applied to discontinue with the matter. It informed the court that it has transmitted the case file to the office of the Attorney General of the Federation .
While the court fixed a future date for ruling on whether the police application to discontinue with matter and its transfer to the office of the Attorney General of the Federation actually mean terminating the trial .
The police brought a charge against the woman just as counsel from AGF chamber insisted that the AGF has taken over the case for prosecution,
The Police said that Mrs Igwegbe allegations that led to the arrest of Ohakim and Okpareke were unsubstantiated and a mere blackmail.
In a 4-count criminal charge marked CR/187/2021 obtained by our correspondent, Mrs Igwegbe who lives at Apo District of Abuja was said to have in the petition raised false allegations of conspiracy, intimidation, attempted kidnapping and threat to life against the former governor.
Following the turn of events Mrs Igwegbe was arrested last week by police operatives at the premises of the federal high court in Abuja after the Inspector General of Police applied to withdraw the charge against the former governor.
However attempt by the police to arraign her at the FCT high court on the four-count charges was not successful on Friday due to non availability of the case file in the court . This prompted a shift on her arraignment to July 19.
In the charge signed by Matthew Omasun and Rotshang Faith Dimka, both of Legal/ Prosecution Unit of the Force Headquarters in Abuja, Mrs Igwegbe was accused of supplying false information to the police with the intention to defame the former governor.
Count one of the charge reads: ” that you Chinyere Amuchienwa Igwegbe (f) of 7b Emeida Estate Apo, Abuja, FCT, on or about August 14, 2020, within the jurisdiction of this honourable court did furnish police authorities with false information and via allegations in a petition by your solicitors, Agala and Agala chambers to a public servant against (1) Dr. Ikedi Ohakim (2) Chinedu Okpareke on allegations of criminal conspiracy, criminal intimidation, defamation of character, attempted kidnapping and threat to life punishable with imprisonment, which could not be substantiated and thereby committed an offence punishable under section 140 of the Penal Code laws of Northen Nigeria.
In count two, the police accused her of furnishing the police authorities with false information via allegations in a petition against Dr. Ikedi Ohakim on the false allegations that you paid Dr.Ikedi Ohakim the sum of N500 million naira for the purchase of a land in Lagos during the 2019 election, an allegations which could not be substantiated.
In count three, she was accused of “intentionally exposing her genital organs and intentionally caused distress to other parties and that you did so with a selfie video with intention of deriving sexual pleasure from such act and you thereby committed an offence punishable under section 26(3) of the violence against persons (prohibition)Act, 2015.
The offences are punishable under sections 140, of the Penal Code laws of the Northern Nigeria and section 26 (3) of the Violence Against Persons (prohibition) Act, 2015.