The Imo State Police Command has said they were leaving no stone unturned in ensuring they reunite three Imo missing children with their parents. This followed the report of the three missing children from different parents in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area. The Command through its Public Relations Officer gave the assurance on Monday while…
Jude Iheme and Chika Madukwe, suspected killers of the traditional ruler of Amanze Obowo Autonomous Community of Imo, Eze Basil Njoku are to face fresh terrorism charges at the Federal High Court, Abuja on March 12. Iheme, 52 and Madukwe, 42 allegedly kidnapped and killed the royal father in what appeared to be an act…
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Imo State chapter has beckoned on the Federal Government to find a realistic means of cushioning the woes in the country lamenting that Nigerians have endured enough of the economic hardship. The State Chairman of NLC, Comrade Chigaemezu Nwaigwe, disclosed this on Tuesday during a peaceful protest embarked upon in the…
The police command in Imo State has arrested one Chinenye Nwaneri, a member of the Umuodu vigilante group over alleged involvement in the murder of a young lady, Chienyenwa Nnodu, whose lifeless body was seen inside a gutter in front of an uncompleted building at Madumere Street, Christ Road. In a statement on Wednesday by…
It was another black Saturday in Imo State, as yet-to-be identified gunmen reportedly shot dead, Mr Henry Ogbuji, a Pharmacist, a brother to an abducted victim, Mr. Sunday Ogbuji. The deceased, whose shop is located at the Owerri Plaza along Douglas Road, Owerri, is a native of Obile in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo…
The Imo State Library Board, on February 24, 2024, described its condition as ‘a sorry condition’, since its relocation to New Owerri. Recall that the Former Governor Rochas Okorocha, had moved the board from the Government House roundabout, by Okigwe Road, to New Owerri, adjacent to the Imo House of Assembly. It was gathered from…
The Imo State Government has sealed off Everyday Supermarket and adjacent businesses situated in the Ikenegbu axis in Owerri Municipal Council of the state. The decision stemmed from concerns raised by Imo-based structural engineer, Kingsley Onwubiko, regarding structural deficiencies observed at the walls of the supermarket. The government swiftly responded by sealing the plaza pending…
The House of Representatives has tasked the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to immediately provide an Armoured Personnel Carrier vehicle to MOPOL 64 Base in Obiohia, Ideato South Local Government Area, in Ideato North/South Federal Constituency of Imo State. The lawmakers mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to ensure compliance and report back within…
The Imo Police Command has deployed a Special Tactical Squad to hunt down hoodlums responsible for the attack on Correctional Service Farm Settlement at Umualomoke in Okigwe Local Government Area of the state. The command’s Spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Owerri. Okoye said the attackers forced the release…
Gunmen have attacked the Senator representing Imo-North senatorial district (Okigwe zone), Senator Patrick Ndubueze, resulting in the tragic death of one of his orderlies. The gunmen stormed the senator’s residence during the early hours of Monday. While the senator managed to escape unharmed, one of the policemen assigned to him was fatally shot. He said:…
