By Wisdom Nwedene, Abakaliki
The Publicity of Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State Chapter, Nwoba Chika Nwoba has been released after two months in Abakaliki Correctional Centre.
9News Nigeria gathered that Mr Nwoba was released on Thursday afternoon.
Nwoba’s ordeal started in February when he accused the Ebonyi State Commissioner for Commerce, Oguzor Offia-Nwali of embezzling money meant for hawkers in the State.
He was arrested in February following a petition by the Commissioner for Commerce and Industry in Ebonyi State, Oguzor Offia-Nwali.
Oguzor Offia-Nwali alleged that Mr Nwoba had in a series of posts on Facebook defamed him, threatened his life and falsely accused him of fraud and diversion of state government funds meant for the empowerment of petty traders in the state.
