May We Not Throw Away The Baby With The Bath Water Deacon Chike Okafor, Ph.D Democracy flourishes when public institutions are subjected to thoughtful scrutiny. The right of citizens to interrogate power, question state actors and ventilate legitimate anxieties is not merely a procedural
A joint security team has commenced a comprehensive search for the individuals responsible for the abduction of some motorists on Sunday December 7, 2025 in Imo State. According to reports, an armed group fatally shot the driver of a Toyota Highlander Jeep with Registration Number SMK 514 BD and subsequently abducted the occupants of a […]
A nursing mother and housewife, Ogechi Eze, has shared the distressing ordeal she endured at the hands of six officers from the Anti-Kidnapping Unit of the Imo State Police Command better known as Tiger Base about three months ago She revealed that she was subjected to a merciless beating, resulting in severe bodily injuries, and […]
The Imo State Police Command has expressed its concern regarding a social media report alleging that its Anti-Kidnapping Unit, known as the “Tiger Base,” is involved in activities such as torture, organ trafficking, and extrajudicial killings. The Command categorically denied these allegations, labeling them as false, unsubstantiated, and designed to mislead
A woman in Imo State has been apprehended by the police for allegedly inflicting severe injuries on her six-year-old maid’s private part. The 38-year-old businesswoman, identified as Juliet Igwe, reportedly used a candle to cause harm to the young girl, Onyinyechi. In addition to these injuries, the businesswoman allegedly used hot water to scald the […]
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 […]
The Imo State Police Command has announced the cessation of parading individuals suspected of engaging in criminal activities. This decision was communicated by the Command’s spokesperson, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Henry Okoye, on Wednesday, December 3, following an inquiry from a correspondent. DSP Okoye explained that the discontinuation of the parade
The Imo State Police Command has apprehended two individuals, Opara Evans, aged 35, and Chinedu Stanley, aged 29, for the illegal possession and distribution of prohibited fireworks and explosives. This arrest was the result of a surveillance operation conducted in the vicinity of Alaba and Relief Markets in Owerri, where substantial quantities of the prohibited […]
The police in Imo State have enhanced security measures following the court conviction of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), on terrorism charges. Security patrols have been intensified across the three geopolitical zones of Orlu, Okigwe, and Owerri. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Henry Okoye, spokesperson for the police in the […]











