Governor Soludo of Anambra State has refuted claims that his government has any hand in the arrest of social media influencer, Mr. Nnamdi Chude in Anambra state.
Mr. Chude, a known influencer and member of the obedient movement was allegedly arrested for tweeting live reports of the electoral process across Anambra state on election day but the governor has come out to downplay his involvement in the arrest.
Soludo, in a tweet on his official handle, revealed that the social media influencer, Mr. Nnamdi Chude was arrested by the Cyber Crime unit of Interpol and has since been taken to Abuja.
The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Police Command has confirmed to me, that one Mr. Nnamdi Chude was arrested yesterday (18/03/23) in Anambra by the Cyber Crime Unit of Interpol and taken to Abuja today (19/03/23).
The Anambra State Government has no information about the specific allegations or basis of his arrest.