AU URGES DE-ESCALATION AS FIGHTING DISPLACES OVER 180,000 IN SOUTH SUDAN’S JONGLEI STATE. (PHOTO).

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 AU urges de-escalation as fighting displaces over 180,000 in South Sudan’s Jonglei state The Chairperson of the African Union Commission called for immediate de-escalation and strict adherence to South Sudan’s 2018 peace agreement, as renewed fighting in Jonglei State displaced more than 180,000 people and raised fears of further civilian harm. In a statement, African Union Commission Chairperson Mahmoud Ali Youssouf said he was deeply concerned by the deteriorating security situation in parts of the country, particularly Jonglei, where escalating violence and inflammatory rhetoric have put civilians—including women and children—at heightened risk. South Sudanese authorities estimate the number of displaced in Jonglei at more than 180,000, the United Nations humanitarian agency OCHA said last week. He urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint, de-escalate tensions immediately, and comply fully with the permanent ceasefire and power-sharing arrangements under the agreement, T...

THE IMO STATE POLICE COMMAND IS SET TO ARRAIGN FIVE MEN FOR THE VIOLENT ASSAULT OF A 55-YEAR-OLD WOMAN, MRS. NDIDIAMAKA AGU, IN EMEKUKU, OWERRI NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA.(PHOTO).



The Imo State Police Command is set to arraign five men for the violent assault of a 55-year-old woman, Mrs. Ndidiamaka Agu, in Emekuku, Owerri North Local Government Area.


The state police spokesperson DSP Henry Okoye, disclosed this on Monday in Owerri.


The Imo State Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, had on November 3, 2025, ordered an investigation and arrest of six men seen b€ating Ndidiamaka in a circulating video.


Okoye said that five of the suspects have been arrested, while efforts continue to apprehend the sixth suspect, currently on the run.


The arrested men are Onyekachi Njoku, 40; Chiazor Osuji, 45; Chukwuma Iwuala, 46; Eugene Njoku; and Njoku Emmanuel, 35, all from Uboegbelu in Emekuku, Owerri North LGA.


In the viral video, six men were seen vi0lently b€ating Ndidiamaka, despite warnings from another woman to stop. 

The attackers also attempted to assault the woman recording the incident and tried to break down her door.


Okoye said, following the directive by the Imo Police Commissioner for swift action, operatives of the X-Squad Unit arrested five suspects linked to the assaÎĽlt.


According to him, the sixth suspect, identified as Onyedikachi Njoku, is still at large, and operatives are intensifying efforts to apprehend him.


The arrested suspects will be arraigned in court soon with appropriate crim!nal charges.

"All five suspects have made confessional statements admitting their roles in the attack. Meanwhile, the sixth suspect, identified as Onyedikachi Njoku, is still at large, and operatives are intensifying efforts to apprehend him", Okoye said.


The Imo Police Commissioner, Aboki Danjuma, condemned the assaÎĽlt in its entirety and warned that intim!dation of citizens who lawfully cooperate with the Police will not be tolerated.

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