An Imo State High Court has given an order of interim injunction restraining the Inspector General of Police, IGP Usman Baba Alkali, Commissioner of Police, Ebonyi state, CP Sunday Olaleye, and the State Security Service (SSS) or its agents from arresting the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Ebonyi State, Prof Benard Odoh.
Justice I.M. Njaka gave the order on the 3rd of March, 2023 in a motion ex-parte brought before the Orlu judicial division of the Imo State High Court by Prof Odoh.
Ebonyi state government had ordered the Nigeria Police to arrest anyone suspected to have hands in the murder of the traditional ruler of Umuezeokaoha community, HRH Eze Igboke Ewa.
The deceased monarch was killed by unknown gunmen last week, Monday night.
Following the murder of the monarch, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state petitioned security agencies and accused APGA governorship candidate, Professor Bernard Odoh, who hails from the same community as the monarch of being behind the incident.
But Odoh had in a statement denied having any link with the murder of the monarch.
On Monday, the 6th day of March 2023, the matter took a dramatic twist as the Ebonyi state Police command declared Professor Odoh and nine others wanted over the murder of the monarch.