Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia State has dismissed news making the rounds that he called for the imprisonment of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu.
Ikpeazu in a statement at the weekend by the Commissioner for Information, John Okiyi Kalu also vowed to take legal action against persons behind the manufacturing and circulation of the information.
The statement which said that the Governor had just returned to the country on Friday after a successful investment trip, called on members of the public to ignore the information, insisting that the governor has not granted an interview to anyone.
“Governor Ikpeazu returned to the state yesterday after a successful investment trip abroad, as announced.
“He did not grant any interview to anybody anywhere on the subject matter.
“We are set to take legal actions against those we have identified to be involved in publishing and sharing fake news against the Governor and Abia State,” he said.
