Anthonia Duru
The Director General of Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency and wife of immediate past Commissioner and Attorney- General for Justice, Delta State, Joan Onyeamechi Mrakpor on Friday 18th June 2021 ordered the immediate arrest of a journalist Linus Okolo, an Assistant Editor with South South International Magazine, an investigative publication that was established in 2006 to bring public officials accountable to the public amongst other social responsibility functions of the media
The arrest is coming hours after Okolo, placed a call to Mrs. Mrakpor on Thursday requesting for her response to an investigative story, which concerns her office as the Director General, Delta State Capital Territory Development Agency.
Superintendent Dimka of Eagle net dept, Police headquarters, Asaba confirmed to some reporters in Asaba that the journalist was actually in their custody following a petition written against the journalist by Mrs. Mrakpor, ordering his immediate arrest .
Mrakpor
Meanwhile when our reporter contacted Mrakpor on the development she responded, ” I don’t know why anyone will link me to cattle rearing at this point in time. I petitioned the police and they invited us today. I petitioned the police base of false accusation and other things.”
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