Sister of 18-year-old arrested by Tony Elumelu, begs for release

A video has shown a woman claiming to be the sister of one of the suspects arrested over a viral post alleging that billionaire businessman Tony Elumelu divorced his wife, Dr Awele Elumelu

In the footage, the woman identified as Ngozi Akunemeihe alleged that her 18-year-old brother, Kingsley Akunemeihe, who is also a UTME candidate, was arrested on April 18 while returning from his JAMB examination.

She claimed the incident was linked to a post he reshared on social media, which suggested a separation involving Elumelu and his wife.

According to her, the teenager is currently being held at the State Criminal Investigation Department and has remained in detention for over a week.

“Mr Tony Elumelu got the police to arrest my 18-year-old younger brother, Kingsley Chinanu Akunemeihe. He was arrested on Saturday, April 18. He was coming back from his JAMB exam when he was arrested and never got home,” she said.

Ngozi explained that her brother did not originate the viral claim but simply reshared it from another account on X, adding that he later deleted the post after being alerted that it was false and defamatory.

“He said he got it from another person’s handle and shared it with others. After sharing it, people called his attention to the fact that the post is fake and defamatory,” she said.

She added that he subsequently apologised publicly and removed the post from his page.

“He acknowledged he did something wrong and apologised for it. His apology posts are still there on his handle,” she said.

Despite the apology, she alleged that he was arrested days later and has remained in custody since then, pleading for leniency on account of his age and remorse.

“He has been detained for over a week now. I am begging you, sir, please forgive him. He is just 18… I am begging you to withdraw the complaint so that he can come back home,” she added.

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