The police have apprehended Eze Ekene Obinali, the traditional monarch of Umucheke in Umuobom in the Ideato South Local Government Area of Imo State.
The operatives of the police command arrested him over alleged write-up on WhatsApp which was considered defamatory to the Governor of the state, Hope Uzodimma.
The traditional monarch had on March 20 publicised the write-up on a WhatsApp platform called ”Ideato Voice”.
The publication, titled “Gov Hope Uzodimma in a fresh scandal”, addressed the role of the late Ahmed Gulak during the 2018 All Progressives Congress governorship primary election in Imo State.
The publisher of Ideato Voice newspapers, Dr Vitus Ezenwa was apprehended by police for the publication.
He was released on bail after the police arrested the traditional monarch, Eze Ekene Obinali.
The traditional king is at the Anti Kidnapping Unit, Tiger Base, Owerri.