By John Campbell On April 5, gunmen attacked a prison in Owerri, Nigeria, freeing 1,844 inmates. (Owerri, the capital of Imo State, is a major trading center with more than one million residents.) On April 6, “bandits” stormed a police station in Ehime Mbano, also in Imo State, freeing detainees. No group has claimed responsibility, but
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Another Imo Police Division Set Ablaze as Osinbajo, Uzodinma, Ex-IGP Adamu Calls for War…
• ‘We must reject agents of anarchy’ – Osinbajo says during inspection of attacked Prison, Police Command •‘Use your rifles to defend yourselves’ – Uzodinma tells Police •Ex-IGP visits Imo, says ‘no hiding place for IPOB’ Jude Johnson Barely 48 hours after unknown gunmen attacked the Police Command in Imo, bandits again razed the Police
Owerri Attack: Governor Ikpeazu Imposes Curfew in Abia to Avert Security Threats
•Curfew targets major cities of Aba, Umuahia Jude Johnson The Abia State Government has declared curfew in the state following gunmen attacks in in neighboring Imo State. Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Chief John Okiyi Kalu, stated that the curfew takes effect from today
Owerri Attack, Jailbreak is an ‘Act of Terrorism’–Buhari
•Deploys security, intelligence agents to Imo, South-East region Jude Johnson President Muhammadu Buhari has described Monday’s attacks on the correctional center and police headquarters in Imo State as “acts of terrorism”. Buhari, who is currently on a two-week sick leave in London, reacted to the attacks through his senior media assistant, Garba
IGP Blames IPOB, ESN for Attack on Security Formations in Imo
•Orders deployment of security reinforcement squad Godsgift Onyedinefu The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Mohammed Adamu, has blamed members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) for the attack on it's Imo State Police Command Headquarters and the Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) in Owerri in the early
Boundary Adjustment: Imo Has Recovered Lost Oil Wells–Hon. Goodluck Opiah
•"Imo has become a major basin for economic development especially in the oil and gas sector"..... Goodluck Opiah. •Explains Why Oil Companies Must Develop Host Communities In Imo •"I am a politician but not an ambitious one. I am more concerned about making my contributions to ensure that the administration of Governor
Abuja Court Declares Ararume Winner of Imo North Senatorial District
•Gives INEC 72 hours to issue him Certificate of Return Ayode Awal A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare, Mr. Ifeanyi Ararume, as the winner of the December 5, 2020 bye-election for the Imo North Senatorial District of Imo state. Justice Taiwo
Nigerian Army Debunks Video of Soldier Claiming it Ordered Killing of Imo Citizens
Godsgift Onyedinefu The Nigerian Army has dismissed a video on social media where a soldier alleged that it orderd soldiers to kill citizens in Orlu, Imo State as a malicious fabrication aimed at tarnishing the image of the military. In the video which was recorded in an unknown market, the soldier claimed
Military Incursion: We Moved to Prevent Another #EndSARS in Orlu – Gov Uzodinma
•Says no assassination attempt, personal issues with Rochas Jude Johnson The Imo State governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has said that his decision to call the military into Orlu was to avoid a repeat of #EndSARS experience. The governor disclosed this to State House Correspondents on Tuesday after a meeting with President
Again, Police Brutalise Journalist in Imo State
•TheWhistler Reporter was brutalised at scene of Rochas Okorocha’s arrest Just like many journalists did on Sunday February 20, 2021, I rushed to the Royal Spring Palm Estate – an estate belonging to the former Governor Rochas Okorocha’s family – following information that the Imo State Government planned to