The Imo Police Command has said it arrested at least 200 suspects in the past three years, in connection with the various killings and other heinous crimes in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer2 (PPRO), ASP Henry Okoye, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Owerri
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The Imo State command of the Nigeria Police Force has invited the former governor of the state, Hon Emeka Ihedioha, his deputy, Gerald Irona and spokesperson of the coalition of political parties, Ugochinyere Ikenga, for questioning over an alleged case of murder, kidnapping and arson. Sources told SaharaReporters on Tuesday night that the police were now framing leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State to ensure that they didn’t partake in the state House of Assembly election in the state.
There is palpable tension in Owerri, capital of Imo State as tanker drivers blocked the ever-busy Okigwe Road, from Owerri Correctional Service to IMSU
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THE Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, on Tuesday said nothing could be done on the decision of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to appoint an acting Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, despite a three-month extension he had earlier granted Mohammed Adamu.
The minister said this while announcing Baba’s appointment to State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari had appointed Baba, a Deputy Inspector-General of Police, as the acting IGP with immediate effect.
When asked why the President did not allow the outgoing IGP to last the three months of extension, the minister said, “Mr President is aware of this and you cannot take away that responsibility from him; he’s the one who is in charge of appointing or extending tenures.