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  • See videos and pictures of Okorocha and Uzodinma war in Imo State

    See videos and pictures of Okorocha and Uzodinma war in Imo State

    The seeming tug-of-war brewing between former Governor of Imo State, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and incumbent, Hope Uzodinma has assumed a new dimension.

    Uzodinma had sealed Royal Spring Palm belonging to Okorocha, but the former Governor, who is a sitting Senator, stormed the property on Sunday to unseal the premises.

    Okorocha was accompanied by his son-in-law, Uche Nwosu and several of his loyalists in the move to unseal the property.

    On arrival at the property, he demanded to enter the estate, telling the security personnel guarding the place that there was no court order to back up the sealing of the building.

    Hence, he insisted on entering the building, which he eventually did after the locks were broken by his men.

    Gunshots started when two of Uzodinma’s aides, Chinasa Nwaneri and Eric Uwakwe arrived at the place with another group of police officers and young men.

    Open confrontation followed, leading to sporadic shooting and one of Okorocha’s men got hit by a bullet.

    See photos and videos below:

    #Breaking News.. Senator Rochas Okorocha Vs Hope Uzodinma at WAR.???

    #breaking News Senator Rochas Okorocha Vs Hope Uzodinma at WAR. S.a Special duties to Hope Uzodinma attack Okorocha with thugs all cars destroy.????? #WeMoveTogether

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    The incident has led to the arrest of the former Imo State Governor.

  • BREAKING: Rochas Okorocha arrested, detained at State CID

    BREAKING: Rochas Okorocha arrested, detained at State CID

    Sen. Rochas Okorocha has been arrested by Imo state government for allegedly personally leading the destruction and vandalism of security vehicles and breaking into the property of Imo State government.

    The former Governor, it was said, this afternoon, led armed thugs to break into the property of the state government, destroying security vehicles and other state government properties.

    He is currently being held and detained at the state CID.

     

     

    Details later…

  • TRENDING VIDEOS: Fresh panic in Orlu, Imo State as Nigerian Army deploys soldiers, helicopters to ESN hideouts

    TRENDING VIDEOS: Fresh panic in Orlu, Imo State as Nigerian Army deploys soldiers, helicopters to ESN hideouts

    There was fresh panic in Orlu and Orsu Local Government Areas of Imo State on Thursday as the Nigerian military began operations in search of the camps occupied by the personnel of Eastern Security Network (ESN) linked with Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

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    TheNewsGuru.com, TNG reports that a similar incident had played out some three weeks ago with some residents shot dead.

    To calm frail nerves and return peace to the troubled communities, the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma declared a dusk to dawn curfew in 10 Local Governments.

    Confirming the fresh invasion, the army spokesperson of the 34 artillery Brigade, Obinze, Owerri, Imo state, Babatunde Zubairu, said the locals were not being harassed.

    He confirmed the deployment of helicopters and other military gadgets in the operations.

    The army spokesperson said that the operation was an offshoot of military intelligence.

    Many the operation which happened unannounced had caused serious tension in the area with many hiding in their homes to avoid falling casualties.

  • Sad! Mistress dies in married man’s house in Imo

    Tragedy transpired in Imo state on Thursday as a lady died in the house of her married man’s friend. The sad incident occurred at the MCC Road area of the state.

    A source who preferred anonymity said that the man brought his mistress to his matrimonial home after taking his wife and children to the village for the new year celebration.

    According to the source, the man brought the mistress to his house after they attended an event together.

    The source said, “The man took his family to the village and returned home. He attended an event with his mistress and took her home. The mistress later died in his house at midnight. The man has been arrested and the corpse evacuated.”

    The police representative in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, confirmed the incident. He said that investigation had begun to unravel the cause of death.

     

  • Imo North Senatorial by-election: PDP urges INEC to nullify APC’s participation

    Imo North Senatorial by-election: PDP urges INEC to nullify APC’s participation

    The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to nullify the participation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Dec. 5 Imo North Senatorial by-election due to conflicting court orders.

    The PDP candidate in the election, Mr Emmanuel Okewulonu, made the call on Monday in Owerri, while speaking with newsmen on the subsisting court orders.

    Okewulonu argued that the country’s electoral Act does not allow a political party to contest an election without a valid candidate.

    He, therefore, called on INEC to declare PDP, which garnered the second highest number of votes, the winner of the election.

    He further said that two different court orders also invalidated the candidacy of two APC flagbearers, Ifeanyi Ibezim and Ifeanyi Araraume, barely 24 hours to the election.

    The PDP candidate contended that the development left APC without a candidate for the poll.

    He further argued that, in line with extant laws, a political party should be disqualified from participating in an election “in the event that it presents more than one candidate for the same election”.

    He said: “Since two different courts of competition jurisdiction have disqualified the two major contenders from APC, it means that the party has no candidate and is therefore disqualified from participating in the election.

    “If the political party claims to have two candidates going into the election, that still disqualifies the party and we must be able to uphold the sanctity of the judiciary.

    “We hereby call on INEC to disqualify APC on these grounds and declare PDP winner of the by-election, in line with the electoral Act as amended.”

    Okewulonu thanked the electorate for turning out en masse to cast their votes and promised to offer quality representation, if eventually returned as winner of the election.

    Also, the state PDP Chairman, Mr Charles Ugwu, said the party would not allow what he described as a “rape of democracy” to stand.

    He further said that PDP would employ all constitutional means available to seek redress until justice had been served.

    It will be recalled that the Court of Appeal had declared Ibezim the rightful candidate of APC, thus nullifying an earlier judgement of the Federal High Court, Owerri, which invalidated his candidacy.

    The court also sacked Araraume from contesting barely 24 hours to the election.

    On the other hand, the Federal High Court, Abuja had declared Araraume as candidate of the party on the grounds that Ibezim presented fake certificates to APC and INEC.

  • BREAKING: Without candidate, APC wins Imo North bye-election

    BREAKING: Without candidate, APC wins Imo North bye-election

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the December 5 Imo North senatorial by-election.

    Announcing the result, the returning officer, Mr Hakeem Adikum, said that the APC polled a total of 36, 811 votes, while PDP came second with 31,903 votes.

    However, the commission did not return a candidate from the party.

    Adikum said APC won in five out of six Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the senatorial district while the PDP came second having won only in Obowo LGA.

    He declared that the LGAs won by the APC are Okigwe, Onuimo, Isiala Mbano, Ehime Mbano, and Ihitte Uboma.

    “I hereby return the All Progressive Congress as the winner of the by-election held in Imo North on Saturday, Dec. 5,” he said.

    Speaking, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo, Prof. Francis Ezeonu said that the commission was unable to return a candidate from the APC as winner.

    He explained that this was as a result of what he described as “several Court orders” for and against the two major contenders, Frank Ibezim and Ifeanyi Araraume, a former senator.

    He said that two Court judgments had surfaced on Friday, one from the Court of Appeal, Owerri, and another from the Federal High Court, Abuja.

    It will be recalled that the Court of Appeal faulted the judgment of the Federal High Court, Owerri, which had nullified the candidacy of Ibezim and declared him candidate while sacking Araraume barely 24 hours to the election.

    The Federal High Court, Abuja had on the other hand declared Araraume as candidate of the party, on the grounds that Ibezim presented fake certificates to the APC and INEC.

  • EFCC releases identities of 22 suspected Internet fraudsters nabbed in Imo

    EFCC releases identities of 22 suspected Internet fraudsters nabbed in Imo

    Operatives of the Uyo zonal office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 22 suspected internet fraudsters at different locations in Imo State.

    The all-male suspects, whose ages range between 20 and 41, were nabbed recently at “Sight and Services” within “World Bank”, in Ugwuma Town and “Road Safety” by Toronto road, Egbu, Owerri, Imo state.

    They are: Chinonso Anozie Frank; Ogadibo Victor Chikeluba; Clinton Njoku Onyekachi; Okoro Edwin Chigozie; Anozie Chibuzor Harold; Anyaeriuba Canice; Ogbuehi Anderson; Okere Nonye; Njoku Paul Chibuike; Ndalaka Felix Chukwuebuka and Anele Chibuike Timothy.

    Others are; Chidi Kalu; Uparai Daniel; Ubochi Christian Ikechukwu; Udoka Obi; Chiagozie Morris Obiano; Moses Akaedite; Henry Princewill Chisom; Prince Ibe; Ugwuegbu Fredrick Ekenna, William Peter Obinna and Udoka Ihiekwe Kelechi.

    At the point of arrest, several cars and gadgets were recovered from them and they include: A black Lexus E5 330; a silver-coloured Toyota Corolla LE, a silver-coloured Toyota Camry and a blue Toyota Corolla LE.

    Others include a silver -coloured Lexus E5; a black Toyota Venza, a grey -coloured Mercedes ML350 SUV and a silver- coloured Toyota Highlander SUV.

    Also recovered from them are 15 laptops and 20 sophisticated mobile phones.

    The suspects will be charged to court as soon as investigations are concluded, according to the EFCC.

  • VIDEO: Woman thrown headlong into ‘ring well’ rescued 3 days after [VIEWER’S DISCRETION ADVISED]

    VIDEO: Woman thrown headlong into ‘ring well’ rescued 3 days after [VIEWER’S DISCRETION ADVISED]

    A woman, identified as Mrs Chizoba Eke, who was thrown into a ‘ring well’ by her kidnapper has been rescued three days after by the Police in Rivers State.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Mrs Eke, a mother of two, was kidnapped by one Chinedu from her home along with her six months old baby on August 17.

    The woman, who was thereafter declared missing by her husband, Mr Eke Eke, was found in the ring well located in an uncompleted building at Igwuruta in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State.

    While speaking with newsmen, Mr Eke said he was invited by the police to come to identify a baby having lodged a complaint about his missing wife and baby previously.

    He said the suspect is known to him in his area as Chinedu, and that the suspect had attempted to rape his wife when she was pregnant.

    Mrs Eke, who was in pains, could only murmur the suspect came to her house claiming that her husband wanted her to come to his house to collect some money.

    Luck, however, ran out on Chinedu as he was caught by the police on stop and search with the victim’s baby at Omerelu, the boundary between Rivers and Imo State.

    Meanwhile, the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Nnamdi Omoni has confirmed the ugly incident.

    He said the DPO of Igwuruta Police station informed him that a woman was rescued from a septic tank and taken to the hospital.

    According to the Rivers State Police Public Relations Officer, further details on the matter would be made available to the public as soon as investigation is completed.

    TNG reports Mrs Eke is presently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital in the State.

  • Imo declares battle as rapists kill victim

    Imo declares battle as rapists kill victim

    The Imo State Government on Monday promised to fish out suspected ritualists who killed a 45-year-old woman, Mrs Susanna Iwuoha, after raping her.

     

    Iwuoha, a mother of four from Alaocha in Ihitte Uboma council of the state, was found dead with her face in a local stream days after she left home to harvest cassava from her farm.

     

    The woman whose undergarments were taken away, was discovered by a community search party after her children raised the alarm over her disappearance since June 3.

    A man identified as Bernard Ekeka, who is believed to have seen the assailants, was also killed.

     

    The woman’s alleged rape and murder, it was gathered, created fright in the community especially because two other women identified as Mrs Chidinma Nwokorie and Mrs Evelyn Duru were recently raped.

     

    Locals told newsmen that they believed the perpetrators were likely enemies within.

     

    Commissioner for Special Projects, Simon Ebegbulem, on Sunday appealed to residents to avail the police of information to aid the arrest of the perpetrators.

     

    Ebegbulem, community leaders and the divisional police officer (DPO), Etiti Division, Charles Njoku, have visited the community.

    The commissioner guaranteed the people that the Hope Uzodinma administration will ensure justice is served.

  • Three Imo Covid-19 patients Discharged

    The Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodimma on Saturday hinted that three patients who tested positive to the Covid-19 pandemic in the State.

    Addressing newsmen at Government House Owerri, Governor Uzodimma informed that of the six cases undergoing treatment in the Isolation Centre in Imo State, two were discharged at the weekend whilein the index case was discharged earlie, bringing the total to three.

    He explained that all the three already discharged tested negative twice according to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control regulations.

    The governor further explained that the number of cases currently under treatment in Imo State as at today is only four.

    Governor Uzodinma further informed that so far, there are no new cases of COVID-19 patients recorded in Imo State according to NCDC.

    On Friday, the Governor appealed to the people to abide by the directives already given by the government and the Covid-19 Task force in Imo on how to be safe and reiterated his resolve to do all within his constitutional powers to protect the lives of Imo people.