AKPABIO URGES SOUTH EAST TO SHUN ARMED STRUGGLE, EMBRACE PEACE FOR DEVELOPMENT. (PHOTO).

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Senate President Godswill Akpabio has appealed to the people of the South East to sustain peace and prevent their youth from engaging in armed struggle against the Federal Government. Akpabio made the plea on Saturday during the funeral of Sir Albert Ikechukwu Nnamani, former Administrative Secretary of the defunct Oil Mineral Producing Area Development Commission (OMPADEC), held in Ikem, Enugu State. In a statement made available to journalists in Abuja, Akpabio emphasised that development can only thrive in a peaceful atmosphere and urged Ndigbo to properly mentor the younger generation. “For Ndigbo, I want to plead with you to continue to maintain the peace and watch the youth of today. They don’t understand politics. They don’t understand development. You can only have development in an area of peace,” Akpabio said. He warned that any attempt to wrest power or assert independence through armed struggle would fail, stating that “State power will always overwhelm you.” The Senate Pre...
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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).

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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 assaμlt.


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 assaμlt in its entirety and warned that intim!dation of citizens who lawfully cooperate with the Police will not be tolerated.

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