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I’m not in London Prison – Former Abia LG Deputy Chairman, Mayor Rebuts crime reports
A former Deputy Mayor of Ohafia LGA of Abia State, Mkpa Oju Uka, has refuted reports that he is presently in a London prison for drug trafficking and mortgage fraud offenses.
Speaking on Wednesday, Uka described the reports as false and the handiwork of his political enemies.
He said since moving from Lome, Togo, to the United Kingdom in 1999, he resided and did credible jobs including working in a used clothing company and as a part-time retail shops staff, where he made legitimate money.
The former local government Deputy Chairman who expressed surprise about the fraud and prison story, said he bought property with the support of his wife.
He disclosed that the he received correspondence from the National Crime Agency, NCA, in 2017, notifying him that his properties were subject to a court freezing order, which he honoured with documents about his sources of income.
Uka stated that it was discovered that the mortgage brokers who handled his applications were under investigation, leading to a wider probe of all clients they had served, including himself.
The former local government chairman said that NCA applied for a summary judgment, which the court granted purely on mortgage documentation issues, not on any drug or criminal allegation.
He added, “Importantly, the court dismissed all claims linking me or my family to drug trafficking or criminal activity, citing lack of evidence.
“At no point was I arrested, detained, charged or imprisoned.”
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced Morocco as winners of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
The CAF Appeal Board ruled in favour of Morocco, declaring that Senegal forfeited the AFCON final by walking off the field during the game.
Morocco were awarded a 3–0 walkover victory.
This decision upholds Morocco’s appeal following the chaotic events in the match.
DAILY POST recalls that the Senegal team briefly walked off the pitch in protest after a controversial penalty was awarded to Morocco late in regulation time.
They were called back to the field by their captain, Sadio Mané, and later won the game 1–0.
CAF determined that this action constituted a violation of Article 84, or the equivalent regulations concerning refusal to play or abandoning the field.
Under AFCON rules, a team that refuses to continue playing or leaves the field without authorization faces elimination and forfeiture of the match.
A total of three operatives of different security agencies in Anambra State collapsed during the inauguration of Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, on Tuesday.
The incident happened during the parade at the Dr Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka.
The three operatives are one male police operative, another male operative of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) and a female operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC.
The police operative collapsed first, followed by the NSCDC operative, who slumped towards the end of the event and was later escorted to an ambulance, after she refused to be moved in a stretcher.
A source said the police operative was later resuscitated, but was still not stable, and was taken in an ambulance to Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Teaching Hospital, Amaku Awka.
The collapse of the service officers was attributed to fatigue and the long period of parade under harsh sunny weather.
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