Soludo Insists On  Blogger’s Prosecution, Rejects Apology, Over ‘Satanic Lies’

Ejike Ofoegbu, a Blogger, is in deep trouble. He may end up a convict if the Governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo and his family do not change their minds and forgive him.

For, there seems to be no headway for him as the Soludo family insists on legal action. The family is demanding accountability  over what it described as satanic lies screwed by Ofoegbu against the Soludo family.

Ofoegbu, the Publisher of Igbo Times and INews  found trouble when he posted very damaging  stories against the Soludo family including that Soludo publicly said that he had, for years, disowned his first son, Ozonna, as a member of the Soludo family.

Stung by the embarrassing posts which were false, Soludo decided to take legal action.

On arrest, and seeing that trouble was afoot, Ofoegbu profusely, apologised, publicly to Governor Soludo and his son over the series of false stories.

In his retraction of the stories and subsequent apology, he admitted that the stories were fabricated, and begged for forgiveness.

His letter reads:

PUBLIC APOLOGY AND FULL RETRACTION

My name is Ejike Ofoegbu Experience, the owner and publisher of Igbo Times Magazine and INews.

I wish to offer my deepest and most sincere apology to Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo, the Executive Governor of Anambra State, his family, and the general public.

I publicly admit that the stories I published concerning Governor Soludo and his son were completely fake, false, fabricated, and untrue. They did not come from Governor Soludo, his son, his family, or any official representative. They were not based on any verified facts or credible sources and they should never have been presented as news.

The false posts I published included:

* “Breaking News: ‘I will arrest anyone who calls Ozo my son. He is not my son. I disowned him years ago, and he is no longer a member of the Soludo family.’”
* “Just In: I Don’t Take Advice From My Father. He Was a Drunkard Who Beat My Mom When I Was Young. His Treatment of My Mother Made Me Decide Never to Take Advice From Him — ‘Soludo’s Son’ Speaks Out.”
* “Breaking News: ‘I ordered Ozo from Temu. He is Chinese-made, not my son. Even at the hospital when he was born, I asked the doctor, ‘I hope you didn’t accidentally exchange my real son.’ Ozo is from Temu,’ Soludo jokingly told reporters.”
* “Breaking News: ‘They should organize a drinking competition between my father and Wike. I just want to see something. I’m willing to bet my life that my father would win. People don’t understand his drinking capacity.’ — Ozo.”

I state clearly and without reservation that every one of the statements above was fake. They should not be regarded as factual reports or genuine quotations. I take full responsibility for publishing them.