Ekweremadu reveals how ex-Enugu Chief Judge, Umezulike allegedly stole, forged his will

Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has accused former Chief
Judge in Enugu State, Innocent Umezulike of stealing and doctoring his
will.

Ekweremadu alleged that the former Chief Judge in 2016, connived with
some politicians and broke into the Probate Registry of the state and
took away his will.

In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Uche Anichukwu, Ekweremadu
said after doctoring it, his "perpetrators," together with the
assistance of Okoi Obono-Obla, a presidential aide, started running a
smear campaign against him.

The statement reads, "There has been a sustained smear campaign
against my person by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla.

"I would have continued to ignore them, but for the concern of my
well-wishers. Therefore, the public may wish to know as follows:

"About July 2016, former chief judge of Enugu state, Hon. Justice
Innocent Umezulike, in his capacity as the chief judge of Enugu state
at the time, together with his lawyer, and Barrister Tagbo Ike, in
connivance with some politicians, broke into the Probate Registry,
Enugu, took away my will and left behind a photocopy.

"They copied the properties listed in the will and added many
imaginary properties and started churning out baseless petitions to
government agencies and officials. In their petition to the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, for instance, they claimed, in a
demonstration of gross ignorance, that I was given money by the
federal government to develop the south-east geopolitical zone but
that I used it to purchase 32 properties.

"They sent similar petitions to Mr President, the vice-president,
senate president, attorney-general of the federation, Independent
Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, Code of
Conduct Bureau, director-general of the Department of State Security,
inspector-general of Police, commissioner of police (Enugu), among
others.

"For now, let me state that Justice Innocent Umezulike has since been
dismissed from service by the National Judicial Council and is facing
trial in different courts. God is also on top of the matter in several
other ways in the life of Justice Umezulike's.

"It suffices to add that with what is unfolding now, the current smear
campaign championed by Mr. Okoi Obono-Obla, is helping to expose
those, who acted with Justice Umezulike, to steal my will. They have
been peddling this so-called 'discovery' since July 2016.

"Umezulike has also, in several other petitions, attacked me and my
family. He also, at some point, accused me of killing several people,
which the office of the inspector-general of police investigated; and
probably, he will soon face appropriate charges bordering on false
information.

"Let me, therefore, call on all those, who are concerned about this
smear campaign, not to worry. This too shall pass. History will
vindicate the just and the wicked will never go unpunished."