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  • American soldier arrested in Imo over alleged 419 scam

    Operatives of the Federal Special Anti Robbery Squad of the Police Command in Imo says it has arrested a member of the U.S. Army, Mr. Garrick Michael, over alleged advance fee fraud.

    The Commissioner of Police, Mr. Dasuki Galadanchi, disclosed this on Wednesday in Owerri while presenting to journalists the suspect, Michael, and other suspects involved in different crimes ranging from armed robbery, to kidnapping and child trafficking.

    Galadanchi said Michael was an American citizen who specialised in defrauding women of huge amount of money under the pretext of securing American visa for them.

    He named victims of the suspect as Sylva Chineyenwa, Wuchi Peace and Duny Glory.

    Michael told the News Agency of Nigeria that he returned to Nigeria to visit his wife who resided in the country before he met his three alleged victims.

    He said his business deal with the women was still valid before his arrest.

    The commissioner also said that a kidnapper who had been on the police blacklist, one Reginald Durunzenwata, was arrested on August 4 and would soon be charged to court.

    He said the suspect was allegedly involved in the kidnap and murder of a businessman, Chidi Eburuaji, in Imo. Eburuaji was kidnapped and murdered in July.

    Galadanchi said apart from kidnapping, the suspect also specialised in diverting petrol tankers.

    NAN

  • Police unlock impeached Imo Deputy Governor’s office

    Operatives of the Nigeria Police Force on Thursday unlocked the office of the impeached Deputy Governor of Imo State, Eze Madumere.

    Recall that the office was locked on Wednesday, few hours after the state assembly lawmakers impeached the deputy governor.

    This is to forestall the breakdown of law and order in the state.

    A journalist attached to the office of the impeached deputy governor, Iheanyi Enwerem, confirmed that the office had been unlocked.

    According to him, some policemen locked it on Wednesday, but they unlocked it on Thursday.

    He said the impeached Deputy Governor had not visited his office since the state lawmakers purportedly removed him from office despite a court order.

    Madumere had, through his media aide, on Wednesday insisted that he was still the deputy governor of the state.

    Madumere argued that there was no proof from point of law to ascertain that he had been impeached.

    He said his removal from office hours after an Owerri High Court presided over by Justice Benjamin Iheaka gave an order stopping further proceedings on his impeachment until the matter was determined by court was not known by law.

  • Man, 40, slits mother’s throat over land argument in Imo

    Man, 40, slits mother’s throat over land argument in Imo

    The people of Okpunoeze village in Uraugu community of Nnewi, Anambra, were on Wednesday thrown into mourning over the murder of Mrs Bene Ikegwuonwu, 70, by her son, Chinedu Ikegwuonwu, 40.

    The incident occurred at about 8 a.m. after an altercation between the duo over a piece of land belonging to the suspect’s younger brother.

    A source, who pleaded anonymity, said the deceased was cooking when her son allegedly approached surreptitiously from behind and slit her throat with a machete.

    “The suspect left the house immediately after the incident, leaving behind his wife and son,” the source added.

    The late woman is said to be blessed with four boys and three girls, one of who died recently in a fatal accident.

    A family member, who pleaded anonymity, said the suspect returned to Nnewi from a failed business in Aba, Abia.

    The source said that the suspect had had a running battle with his mother over his attempt to grab his younger brother’s land.

    “The woman gave Chinedu some money to raise the foundation of his building because he was unable to do anything about it after a year and half.

    “She even went to the extent of taking money from her late daughter’s bank account for the suspect to complete his building after which he then turned around to take over a portion of land belonging to his younger brother,” the source said.

    When contacted, Mr Haurna Mohammed, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), a Superintendent of Police (SP), confirmed the incident, noting that the police had launched an investigation into the case.

  • BREAKING: Imo lawmakers commence impeachment process against Okorocha’s deputy

    The Imo State House of Assembly has commenced impeachment process against the deputy governor, Eze Madumere.

    The Deputy Speaker, Ugonna Ozuruigbo, who moved the motion that the impeachment process be served on the embattled deputy governor, accused him, among other things, of abandoning his duties and office as the state’s number two citizen for a long time.

    The plenary, which is tension-soaked, is currently on going.

    Armed security men have barricaded the entry and exit points of the complex.

     

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  • NIMASA, IMO technical cooperation critical to Nigeria’s economic growth – Peterside

    The Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Dr. Dakuku Peterside has stated that Nigeria will continue to seek continued technical cooperation and support from the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in order to build up sustainable capacity to be a globally competitive maritime nation contributing to economic development.

    The NIMASA DG who made this assertion during a special interview he granted at the ongoing 120th Council meeting of the IMO in London, noted that technical cooperation will help build up knowledge and the necessary skills to position Nigeria as a maritime nation that operates in line with global best practices.

    “The technical cooperation and support being sought from the IMO is in line with NIMASA’s Medium Term Strategy plan, which is intended to help drive maritime growth in the country. The technical cooperation has become a necessity that deserves urgent attention due to the knowledge gaps, changing technology, new regulations that have come into force and experience from incidents around the world”, he stated.

    Speaking further, he noted that the Agency’s area of interest for seeking technical cooperation includes; domestication and ratification of IMO legal instruments, environmental stewardship and safety issues.

    He also added that the cooperation is not only for NIMASA, but for all other maritime regulators and stakeholders in the country since synergy is needed to make the country a leading maritime nation, which is the overarching goal.

    Dr. Peterside also hinted that the IMO Secretariat has approved a number of technical cooperation to be implemented in Nigeria from September till next year; including sending some experts to work in the country. He expressed the willingness and determination of the Agency to ensure that Nigeria is given its rightful place in the comity of maritime nations.

    The Council is the Executive Organ of IMO and is responsible, under the Assembly, for supervising the work of the Organization amongst other responsibilities.

    It may be recalled that the Dr. Dakuku Peterside led Management of NIMASA has made continuous collaboration a hallmark, which has seen to the feats achieved in the Nigeria maritime sector since the inception of this administration.

  • ‘Hold Okorocha responsible for breakdown of law and order in Imo APC’

    ‘Hold Okorocha responsible for breakdown of law and order in Imo APC’

    The Stakeholders’ Forum of Imo All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on security agencies to hold Governor Rochas Okorocha responsible for any breakdown of law and order in the state.

    Dr Theodore Ekechi, the convener of the Forum, via a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, however, advised Okorocha to respect his office and stop engaging in activities that could demean The Office of the Governor.

    He condemned the spate of protests allegedly sponsored by the governor, describing such action as “senseless.’’

    “We wish to draw the attention of security agencies ‎and the general public to the spate of senseless protests which we believe are being sponsored by the governor of Imo.

    “We particularly draw attention to the sponsored protests of 17th and 23rd of May, at the APC headquarters and by hired miscreants against our coalition and Sen. Osita Izunaso in particular.

    “From the conduct of the so called protesters, it was self-evident that they did not even know why their services were procured,’’ he said.

    Ekechi warned that the sustenance of such senseless protests with Imo tax payers’ money “portends very grave danger.’’

    He said that this was being done in a bid to blackmail the state stakeholders’ and some members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC).

    The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there had been a running battle between the governor and APC stakeholders’ in the state.

    The stakeholders had at different fora accused him of high handedness and mismanagement of the state’s resources, as well as illegally demolishing structures and allocating lands to himself and his cronies.

    The governor is currently contesting the outcome of the APC ward, local government and state congresses held in the state.

  • Congress: Police invade, take over Imo APC secretariat

    There was panic on Monday in Imo State as operatives of the State Police Command took over the secretariat of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) located at the Imo State University Junction in Owerri.

    The development came on the heels of APC’s nationwide ward congresses held on May 5, which were marred by crisis in the state.

    The national leadership of the party had announced the postponement of the Imo State Local Government congresses which took place across other parts of the country last weekend.

    This is even as unidentified hoodlums last Friday allegedly set the party secretariat on fire amidst a downpour.

    The fire, which mostly affected the inner parts of the secretariat, was said to have destroyed vital party documents and equipment.

    The APC state chairman, Hillary Eke, said he had petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, over the fire at the secretariat on May 5.

    He had said that members of staff of the secretariat “identified those who launched an attack on the secretariat while the ward congress was going on across the 305 electoral wards in the state.”

    As at the time of filing this report, armed policemen were seen manning the entrance, with their Hilux van packed by the side.

    Nobody was allowed entry into the secretariat, even as the building was locked up.

    Also, no secretariat workers or party official was seen around.

    When contacted, the Police spokesperson, Andrew Enwerem, said that the Police took over the secretariat following the fire outbreak on Friday.

    According to Enwerem, the Command leadership had ordered a “thorough” investigation into the circumstances that led to the inferno at the secretariat.

    He said that in order not to compromise the process of investigation, the Police had to “temporarily” take over the secretariat

    Enwerem said, “We have temporarily taken over the secretariat following the fire outbreak.

    “The Police are investigating and in order not to jeopardise the investigation process, we have to take the secretariat over in the meantime.

    “This is to avoid any other attack on the secretariat and to make sure that peace is restored.”

  • Okorocha commends APC NWC for postponing Imo LG congress

    Okorocha commends APC NWC for postponing Imo LG congress

    Gov. Rochas Okorocha of Imo on Saturday lauded the APC National Working Committee led by Mr John Oyegun for postponing the Local Government congress scheduled.

    Okorocha said the decision has saved what would have resulted in a blood shed as thugs have continued to attack both party members and the office over the outcome of the last Saturday’s ward congress.

    According to a statement signed by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha accused some “opposition members of the party” of plans to destroy the party.

    Okorocha pledged that leaders of the APC will not allow them to succeed in their “evil game”.

    He however called for a new date for the ward congress to be held, insisting that irregularities marred the last Saturday’s ward congress in Imo.

    NAN reports that Mr Hilary Eke, the APC Imo Chairman, announced the postponement of the congress to Monday, following advice by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party.

    Eke said the postponement followed an attack by hoodlums on the party’s secretariat as well as other issues.

     

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  • Hoodlums invade, set Imo APC secretariat on fire

    There was pandemonium in Imo State on Friday as hoodlums invade and set the All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariat on fire.

    Though the fire didn’t affect the external parts of the building, the internal parts were engulfed in inferno.

    The secretariat located at the Imo State University junction in Owerri around 6:30 pm amidst downpour, saw the secretariat engulfed in smoke.

    Though no member of staff was sighted, people watched from afar as the smoke surged.

    According to eyewitnesses, secretarial equipment, including files and documents, were destroyed.

    No firefighter was seen on ground, neither did anybody make efforts to fight the fire.

    When contacted, the state party chairman, Hilary Eke, who confirmed the development, accused those who he said attacked the party state office last weekend.

    Eke, who said that the unidentified hoodlums attacked the secretariat “just to frustrate the Local Government Areas congress of the party on Saturday”, vowed that the exercise must go on.

    He insisted that the contentious ward congress of the party was successful, urging those “who lost during the last weekend exercise to give peace a chance.”

    “I have been in a meeting ahead of the LGA congress of the party in Imo State.

    “Those who attacked the secretariat the other Saturday are likely to be the same people who set it on fire on Friday (today).

    “Despite the provocation, the LGA congress must go on on Saturday.

    “We have already elected five-man per ward during the ward congress. The Congress does not take place at party secretariat, it will take place in the 27 LGAs of the state on Saturday.

    “I petitioned the Inspector General of Police over the attack on the Secretariat the other Saturday.

    “My duty is to report to the Police and the Police have the duty to investigate.

    “So, members of staff identified those who attacked it. “

  • BBNaija2018: Gov. Okorocha gives N2m, land to Miracle Igbokwe

    BBNaija2018: Gov. Okorocha gives N2m, land to Miracle Igbokwe

    Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday announced a cash gift of N2 million and a plot of land for Miracle Igbokwe, winner of the 2018 edition of the BBNaija reality show.

    Another contestant from the State, Nina Chinonso also got an additional N2million.

    They were said to have promoted the Imo State government’s free education programme during the reality show.

    Okorocha made this known when Miracle and Nina accompanied by Bambam and Teddy A visited him at the Government House Owerri.

    According to him: “We are gathered here to welcome our son who has made us proud. Miracle is our son who went to South Africa for the Big Brother Naija Show. He spoke well of his State and was a good ambassador of his State. For this, we thought, it is proper that we receive him.

    “Usually, our State does not engage in receiving people for outings they have made, unless we consider such an outing that has positive bearing to the image of the State. One thing outstanding is that these two great participants, Miracle and Nina spoke highly of Imo State. They stood tall and proud of their State, in South Africa. This is the reason for the honour and to say welcome back home”.

    In his acceptance speech, Miracle said:” I am excited about our governor because of his educational strides, especially his free education in Imo State. This is a great gift to humanity”.

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