Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo Pardons Jailed Native Doctor, Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki, Appoints Him As Youth Ambassador
Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo, has granted a pardon to controversial native doctor Chidozie Nwangwu, popularly known as Akwa Okuko Tiwara Aki. Chidozie Nwangwu, who was convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment on Friday, February 27, 2026 by the High Court sitting in Awka following his arrest by the Anambra State Government. However, the court ruled that part of the sentence would run concurrently with the period he had already spent in custody, leaving him with 11 months to complete his jail term. The court also ordered the demolition of his shrine and directed that, upon completing his sentence, Nwangwu would serve as an ambassador for youth reorientation, renounce Oke-ite and related charm practices, and make public statements against such practices. Governor Soludo announced the pardon on Friday, September 18, 2026, during a visit at a Correctional Centre in Amawbia. He said the exercise was aimed not only at extending the pardon to Nwang...