Tag Archives: Imo

Two people have been killed following a gunmen attack at a military checkpoint at Ubomiri/Nwaorieubi Road in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State on Sunday, January 1.    Eyewitnesses told The Nation that there was heavy shooting which lasted for over 45 minutes.   The gunmen who opened fire on the security …

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suffered another attack in Imo State as hoodlums vandalised its office in Isu Local Government Area.    Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, who confirmed the incident in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, …

Imo State high court in Orlu was on Saturday, December 17, set ablaze by gunmen who targeted part of the structure housing sensitive documents.   Daily Trust reported that the complex is housing both the high court and a magistrates’ court.   It was also learnt that the Orlu high court …

The INEC office in Owerri was attacked around 3 am on Monday. Following the attack on the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo state on Monday, December 12, 2022, the commission has said that critical election materials were not destroyed in the attack.

Two Craneburg contractors who were abducted on December 9, 2022, along Okigwe Road in Imo state have regained their freedom.    Imo State Government said in a statement on Monday, December 12, that the kidnap victims regained their freedom through a combined effort of security forces.   It read;    “The …

Advertisement The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State has condemned the alleged brutal assault on its members and violent confiscation of the campaign vehicles belonging to its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Speaking via a statement in Owerri on Monday, the party’s Publicity Secretary, Collins Opurozor, demanded that the …

The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the killing of the traditional ruler of Obudi Agwa in Oguta Local Government Area of the state by gunmen.     Gunmen at about 10am on Monday, November 14, 2022, killed His Royal Highness, Eze (Dr.) Ignatius Asor, Udi of Obudi Agwa, and two of his aides before escaping.   …

Gunmen invaded Obudi Agwa community in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State on Monday, Nov. 14.   The attack left five persons dead, including the traditional ruler of the community, Ignitus Asor.   Armed youths stormed the king’s palace where a community matter was being discussed and opened fire …

An accounting officer in a gas plant located in Imo State, Miss Joy Uchechi Nwachukwu, 22, has allegedly been killed by her colleagues in an attempt to steal the company’s money.    Uchechi (pictured above) went to work on Monday, October 24, and that was the last she was seen.   …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has fixed his campaign rallies in Anambra State and Imo State on Mondays. Naija News reports that the APC and Tinubu’s decision to hold their presidential campaigns on Mondays goes against the sit-at-home order earlier issued by …