The leadership of Ohekelem Community, in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, has called for a comprehensive investigation into the confessional statement made by Mr. Chukwudi Nwaiwu in a viral video circulating on social media. In the video, Nwaiwu, a native of Umugo Eziama in Ngor
In Imo State, kidnappers have begun to demand Indian hemp in addition to ransom payments from the families of their victims. These criminals also request food supplies to sustain themselves and their captives until the ransom is paid. Investigations reveal that the Ejemekwuru/Etekwuru/Izombe Road has become a prominent route for these kidnappers to operate. Reports […]
Operatives of the Imo State Police Command, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police Audu Garba Bosso, have apprehended 12 individuals suspected of involvement in kidnapping, murder, cultism, and other violent crimes. The spokesperson for the command, Deputy Superintendent of Police Henry Okoye, disclosed this information in a statement issued to the media on
Imo Police Rescue Kidnap Victim In Forest Operatives of the Imo State Command on Saturday June 27, 2026 successfully rescued Chinonaobi Uchegbulam, an injured kidnapping victim, from the hideout of his captors. This successful rescue was the result of an intelligence-driven forest clearance operation conducted across several communities in the Owerri West Local Government
A soldier currently serving in Abia State, Lance Corporal Chukwuebuka Peter, has been taken into custody for allegedly abducting an individual and unlawfully obtaining the sum of N4.9 million from him. Lance Corporal Chukwuebuka, who hails from the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, confessed to participating in the armed robbery alongside another […]
The Imo State Police Command has terminated the employment of three officers who were allegedly involved in kidnapping and armed robbery. The individuals in question are Sergeant Ito Ikechukwu, Sergeant Ekwueme Gift, and Corporal Divine Oguaru. The command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, revealed in a statement that the officers were apprehended, subjected to a thorough
A Nigerian mother is expressing profound distress over the abduction of her daughter, Binuyo Latifat, who was kidnapped while en route to the Orientation Camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). In a video shared on the platform X, Latifat’s mother implored fellow Nigerians to assist the family in raising the N30 million ransom […]
Law enforcement officers from the Agwa Divisional Police, in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State, engaged and subsequently killed two individuals suspected of kidnapping during a shootout on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. The spokesperson for the police in the state, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Henry Okoye,disclosed this in a statement released on […]
The Imo State Police Command has refuted reports of the alleged kidnapping of 14 passengers on Monday, December 1, 2025, along the Ngor/Okpala section of the Owerri-Aba Expressway. According to a statement released by the Command’s spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Henry Okoye, the police clarified that the video purporting the abduction of 14 […]












