Lawyer Petitions Chief Judge Over Continued Detention Of Anambra Man

A legal practitioner, Onyeakalam Alilionwu, has petitioned the chief judge of the Federal High Court, Abuja, over the continued detention of his client, Okechukwu Ugenyi, despite being granted bail by the Federal High Court 1, Awka, Anambra State.
In a renewed petition dated 16th October, 2026, Alilionwu called for a thorough investigation into the alleged roles of the deputy chief registrar, Mba Nkem, and a court clerk, Mrs Ijeoma Okoye, in circumstances surrounding the continued incarceration of his client.
The lawyer alleged that irregularities in the processing of Ugenyi’s bail conditions, including the alleged disappearance of his case file and conflicting reports on the verifica...