Gunmen on Sunday attacked a police patrol team at Finas Gas Station along the Okigwe-Umuahia Road in Imo State, killing two officers. It was learnt that the second officer, an Assistant Superintendent of Police kidnapped during the attack is feared dead. The source said the attack occurred around 9am when the team, led by ASP…
The National Judicial Council (NJC) has approved the compulsory retirement of 10 judges of the Imo state judiciary. In a statement on Thursday, the council said nine of the judges falsified their dates of birth while the 10th judge, Theophilus Nzeukwu, was indicted for allowing himself to be sworn in as Imo’s acting chief judge…
A stray bullet from a yet-to-be identified source has reportedly killed a 20-month-old child at Umuoba-Uratta in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the incident occurred at about 10 pm on Monday. The child, identified as Emmanuel Eleweke, was the third of his parents, Mr and Mrs…
Herdsmen, bandits and kidnappers were on rampage in different parts of the country weekend, killing no fewer than 33 persons in Benue, Imo, Kebbi, Ondo and Kogi states. Several other persons were also injured in attacks, which have further worsened the insecurity in the country. In Ogwumogbio and Okpo’okpolo axis of Agatu Local Government…
Gunmen have reportedly killed at least 15 people and razed several vehicles in Okigwe LGA of Imo state. The gunmen on Thursday afternoon barricaded Okwelle axis of Okigwe road and unleashed terror on motorists and commuters. The attackers razed several vehicles, including heavy duty trucks. Videos showing trucks in flames along the road have appeared…
The Imo State Police Command has demoted a sergeant, Anayo Ekezie over an incident of assault. A video of some policemen assaulting a man along the Owerri-Aba road had gone viral recently. The spokesman of the police in the state, Henry Okoye, Wednesday night, confirmed that the cops had been identified and subjected to…
GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that suspected food poisoning incident has led to the deaths of two individuals in Imo State. The incident occurred yesterday, Friday, April 18, 2025, at about 0500hrs, around Works Layout by Nwaosu Street, where members of the Nigeria Actors Guild were filming a movie. Sources told Zagazola Makama that the group was…
In a major pre-Easter security operation, the Imo State Police Command has uncovered a suspected IPOB/ESN terror hideout in Okigwe Local Government Area, arresting three suspects and recovering arms, ammunition, and N10.3 million in cash. The operation, carried out in the early hours of April 17, 2025, was conducted by the Command’s Tactical Teams in…
Gunmen have kidnapped a Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. John Ubaechu, in Ejemekwuru, Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State. The Owerri Catholic Archdiocese confirmed the abduction in a statement signed by its Chancellor and Secretary, Rev. Fr. Patrick Mbarah. According to the statement, Ubaechu, who serves as the Parish Priest of Holy Family Catholic Church,…
The Imo state police command says its operatives have arrested Onyinyechi Emeka, a 40-year-old woman, for trying to sell her sister’s child for N30,000. Henry Okoye, the command’s spokesperson, said in a statement issued on Monday that the suspect was intercepted on February 7 at Okigwe en route to Ebonyi state with the five-year-old boy….