Enugu Police Command Releases Alleged APC Hitmen Who Shɔt NDC Members, Remands Party Member Who Filmed Attack
The Enugu State Police Command has arrested and remanded a member of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Ani Samuel Chidi, for filming and publishing a video of a gun attack on the party’s meeting by suspected APC hitmen.
While the police in Enugu State and the Zone 13 Headquarters in Anambra State released the suspected gunmen and their sponsors who were arrested for the gruesome attack, officers turned against the victim who exposed the violence.
A charge sheet obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday revealed that the 45-year-old Ani Samuel Chidi was secretly arraigned before an Enugu East Magistrate Court sitting at Nkwo Nike on Monday, October 5, 2026, on alleged instructions of the Enugu State Government.
Chidi, who recorded the armed invasion at Obuoffia Awkunanaw, Enugu, was slammed with three counts of cybercrime and criminal defamation under Section 24(2)(a)&(c)(i) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015 (as amended 2024).
According to Charge No: MEE/ 151c/2026, brought before Chief Magistrate Sir F. E. Chukwu (Chief Magistrate Grade 1), the police accused Chidi of posting videos of the armed attack on social media platforms and news outlets, including SaharaReporters.
The police claimed that the defendant falsely named key individuals — Ani Nnabuike, Solomon Ifeanyi, and Monday Anninwe — as members of the armed squad that attacked the NDC meeting on September 12, 2026.
Sources familiar with the incident disclosed that during the September 12 attack, armed political thugs invaded the NDC meeting venue in Obuoffia Awkunanaw, opening fire on members and destroying properties.
SaharaReporters had reported on September 13, that the Enugu State police command confirmed two separate attacks on the members and supporters of the NDC during a grassroots meeting in Nkanu West LGA.
However, instead of prosecuting those captured on camera during the violent assault, police authorities released the suspected perpetrators while prosecuting Chidi for raising the alarm.
Following his arraignment by Police Prosecutor Ajogwu, the magistrate ordered that the defendant be remanded in prison custody pending further court proceedings.
