Ex-pdp chairman sent to prison reason release

Augustine Nwazunku, a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Magistrate court in Abakaliki, Ebonyi, has remanded him.

Nigpost gathered that Nwazunku was remanded alongside three other suspects, over allegations of cultism, impersonation, forgery, and the alleged illegal suspension of Ali Odefa, the national vice-chairman of the PDP (south-east).

Magistrate Ojemba Isu-oko denied the defendants’ bail application, submitted by their counsel, U. A. Obasi, and ordered the four suspects to be held in prison custody until Monday, November 18, 2024.