Tag: Imo State

Armed persons had attacked the Owerri Correctional Centre and freed a total of 1,844 prisoners in April 2021.

Five vandals were killed during a pipeline explosion on Tuesday in the state.

"They went for their normal pipeline vandalism when the incident occurred," the police in Imo said.

A lawmaker recalled that members and staff of the assembly, including aides of the lawmakers, were ejected from the premises ...

The troops discovered the burnt corpses during a raid of IPOB camps in Imo State

The monarch was released after 12 days in captivity.

This is a review of top events which occurred in Nigeria’s south-east within the past week

The governor promised he would accommodate in the new cabinet those who distinguished themselves in their service during his first ...

“The men who kidnapped him were heavily armed. They were dressed in police uniforms.”

The suspect was arrested when some police operatives along with troops of the Nigerian army raided the IPOB hideout.

The suspect is also being investigated for organ trafficking, the police said.

“I did the much I could to help alleviate the challenges.”

The woman has been arrested, the police said.

The capital expenditure in the proposed budget is N491.2 billion, representing 83 per cent of the total budget

Unnamed sources said the sum of N500, 000 was paid as ransom to the abductors.

The police said an operation was ongoing to track down other fleeing suspects.

The gunmen, which operated in motorcycles, robbed some shops.

As the incumbent governor of the state, the victory of Hope Uzodinma at the 11 November poll did not come ...

The DPO and other officers are being investigated, and are likely to be sanctioned.

Three men allegedly gang-raped a 20-year-old woman recently in Imo State, Nigeria's South-east.

The attack highlights the growing insecurity in Nigeria's South-east

“He was shot dead in his wife’s presence by gunmen who requested to see him,” an unnamed source was quoted ...

"Two out of three is not a bad way to start. We will focus not on winning the elections alone ...

Messrs Uzodinma and Ododo visited the President Tinubu over the victories recorded by Messrs Uzodinma and Ododo in the 11 ...