Gov Otu bows to pressure, orders release of detained critic Odama

By Ike Uchechukwu
Cross River State Governor, Sen Bassey Otu, on Wednesday night ordered the release of businessman and social media critic, Denis Odama, who had spent about a week in detention following a complaint filed by some of the governor’s aides.
In a statement issued via his verified Facebook page, Otu said he had personally directed the aides to withdraw their complaint against Odama, and instructed the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice to “urgently review the matter” and take steps to discontinue the case.
This he said “so that Mr. Odama may be released from the correctional centre without further delay and reunited with his family.”
The governor anc...