Imo First Group Denies Arrest Order for Araraume, Okorocha

The Imo First Group (IFG) has dismissed reports alleging that a Magistrate Court issued an arrest order for Senator Ifeanyi Araraume and former Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha, describing these claims as fake news. In a statement released on Saturday in Abuja, IFG demanded that those circulating the report present the purported court order for public verification.

They emphasized that no Senior Magistrate had issued any bench warrant for Araraume's arrest. The group pointed out inconsistencies in the dates associated with the alleged warrant, which was dated September 9, 2026, while the petition that supposedly triggered it was dated October 8, 2026.

IFG accused the report's authors of attempting to tarnish the reputations of the two politicians for political motives, questioning the credibility of the claims and urging the production of the alleged court order. They stated that the claims had not been independently verified and no evidence of the purported order was provided.