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  • 2023: Bola Tinubu is my candidate – Imo gov, Uzodinma declares

    2023: Bola Tinubu is my candidate – Imo gov, Uzodinma declares

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    Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma has declared his support for the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu ahead of the 2023 general election. Uzodinma stated that consultations and mobilisation of support for Tinubu and his running mate Kassim Shettima have begun in the South East region.

  • Seven trucks of adulterated diesel intercepted in Imo

    Seven trucks of adulterated diesel intercepted in Imo

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     Imo Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it intercepted seven trucks of adulterated diesel and arrested 12  suspects in connection with the seizure.  NSCDC Commandant in Imo, Mr Matthew Ovey disclosed this while parading the suspects at the Command’s headquarters in Owerri, on Thursday.

  • PDP suspends primaries indefinitely in Imo

    PDP suspends primaries indefinitely in Imo

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    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo says it has suspended its primaries for the House of Assembly and House of Representatives indefinitely, over unreconciled delegates list. A statement by the Legal Advisor of the party in the state, Mr Kessinger Ikeokwu on Sunday, attributed the non-conduct of the primaries to confusion caused by the…

  • Police confirm bomb blast at oil company in Imo

    Police confirm bomb blast at oil company in Imo

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    The Police in Imo have confirmed a bomb blast at an oil company in Izombe, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo. The Command’s spokesperson, CSP Mike Abattam, who confirmed the incident to newsmen in Owerri, said it occurred in the early hours of Wednesday.

  • Police arrest alleged ESN bomb manufacturer

    Police arrest alleged ESN bomb manufacturer

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    The Police Command in Imo has arrested a suspected member of the Eastern Security Network (ESN), Simeon Onigbo, aged 50; alleged to be manufacturing bombs for the group. Mr Mike Abattam, the Police spokesperson, said this in a statement he signed on behalf of the Commissioner of Police (CP) Mohammed Barde on Friday.

  • Troops neutralise IPOB/ESN gunman in Imo

    Troops neutralise IPOB/ESN gunman in Imo

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    Troops of the 34 Artillery Brigade, Nigerian Army, have neutralised a notorious gunman of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN), in Imo. Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, stated in Abuja on Monday that the gunman was killed in an encounter at Ihioma Community in…

  • [Video] INEC Staff killed, as unknown gunmen attack Imo Community

    [Video] INEC Staff killed, as unknown gunmen attack Imo Community

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    Gunmen numbering 12 have attacked some ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Nkwo Ihitte market, Imo state. It was gathered that the men attacked, while INEC staff were registering members of the community for the 2023 elections.

  • Police foils attack on police division in Imo

    Police foils attack on police division in Imo

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    Utebor Paul
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    The police command in Imo on Friday successfully repelled a deadly attack by suspected members of the proscribed Eastern Security Network (ESN) who attacked Mbieri Police Division. The police said the incident happened in the early hours of Friday, when a group of gunmen attacked the station with explosive devices.

  • BREAKING: Suspected IPOB members attack police divisional headquarters in Imo

    BREAKING: Suspected IPOB members attack police divisional headquarters in Imo

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    Gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network attacked the Obowo Divisional Police headquarters in Imo on Monday. Police spokesman in Imo, CSP Michael Abattam, stated in Owerri that the assailants approached the station from an ungoverned forest at the rear. He added that they threw petrol bombs and…

  • Gunmen attack Imo police station with explosives, kill two officers

    Gunmen attack Imo police station with explosives, kill two officers

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    Gunmen on Saturday attacked the Umuguma Police station in Owerri West council area of Imo and killed two officers on duty. According to an eyewitness, who narrated the incident but pleaded anonymity, said the hoodlums came in two Toyota Hilux vehicles and attacked the station with an explosive device.