The Ebonyi State Police Command has reportedly arrested Mr. Chijioke Agwu, the Ebonyi State correspondent of The Sun Newspapers.
According to Vanguard, Governor David Nweze Umahi gave the order during a Press Conference in Abakaliki on Saturday.
Mr. Agwụ was accused of “publishing false information on Lassa Fever outbreak in the State.”
It was gathered that the reporter attended the press conference by the Governor at the Government House, Abakaliki, and was whisked away by the Chief Security Officer, at the instance of the governor’s directives.
Reacting over the incident, the Head of South East Bureau, Magnus Eze, said in a text message to the management of the newspaper that “I have just been informed that Ebonyi governor David Umahi has ordered the arrest and prosecution of The Sun Newspapers state correspondent, Chijioke Agwu, while he attended a press invitation at the Govt House. I was told that their grouse was a feature story on Lassa fever endemic in Ebonyi which centered mainly on NCDC statistics published in Daily Sun of Friday, April 17, 2020.”
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