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Police arrest killers of monarch, 25 armed robbery suspects in Imo
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The Imo State Police Command has arrested 25 suspects over their alleged involvement in various criminal activities, including the killing of traditional rulers in the state.
The command said the arrests followed coordinated operations that also led to the recovery of firearms, ammunition and illicit drugs.
In a statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public Relations Officer, Henry Okoye, the suspects were arrested for offences ranging from kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and drug peddling to child trafficking.
Some of them, he said, are linked to the 2021 murder of the traditional ruler of Ihebinowere Autonomous Community in Njaba Local Government Area, HRH Eze Sampson Osunwa.
Okoye disclosed that items recovered during investigations include four assault rifles, 25 cartridges, two vehicles, three motorcycles and 35 bags of weeds suspected to be cannabis sativa.
Other exhibits recovered include suspected stolen aluminium roofing sheets and other incriminating items.
He said some of the arrested suspects are members of gangs that have been terrorising Njaba LGA.
Those named include Eririogu Chukwuebuka, 28, from Egwuede Atta, Njaba LGA; Ezemonye Orji, 32, from Edda, Afikpo in Ebonyi State; and Kelechi Michael, 28, from Ubowuala, Emekuku, Owerri North LGA, alongside three others.
According to the police, the suspects are allegedly responsible for the 2021 killings of HRH Eze Durueburuo of Okwudo Autonomous Community and HRH Eze Sampson Osunwa of Ihebinowere Autonomous Community, both in Njaba LGA, as well as several cases of kidnapping and armed robbery.
“Recovered from them were one AK-47 rifle, three magazines, 30 rounds of live ammunition, one pump-action gun, seven cartridges and criminal charms,” the statement said.
Okoye added that, in a separate operation, police operatives acting on credible intelligence intercepted an ash-coloured Ford J5 bus at Nkweshi in Oguta LGA, leading to the arrest of two suspected drug peddlers.
The suspects were allegedly conveying a large consignment of illicit substances to criminal networks operating in Eziorsu area of the local government.
“Similarly, acting on credible intelligence, operatives arrested a notorious criminal ganag leader who is on the Command’s wanted list, Ezeh Chinonso Ugochukwu , M, 31, at the boundary between Nnebukwu and Orsu Obodo in Oguta LGA. His confession led to the dismantling of a camp suspected to belong to ESN, at Orsu Obodo, where one AK-47 rifle, one LAR rifle, one pump-action gun, and twenty-two (22) rounds of live ammunition were recovered.
“The suspect also confessed to the murder of unsuspecting victims by his syndicate, including a pastor and a pregnant young lady.
All suspects and exhibits are currently in custody for thorough investigation and will be charged to court accordingly in line with the rule of law. ”the release added.
Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP Fatai Tijani, has ordered a statewide clampdown on vehicles plying Lagos roads without number plates or with concealed registration marks, warning that offenders would be arrested and their vehicles impounded with immediate effect.
The directive, according to Fatai, formed part of measures to strengthen security architecture and prevent criminal elements from infiltrating the state through unregistered vehicles.
The CP gave the order during a strategic meeting with Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, DPOs, and Commanders of Tactical Units at the Officers’ Mess, Ikeja, yesterday.
He briefed the officers on resolutions from a recent conference with the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Disu, and outlined new security measures to tighten security across Lagos.
According to Tijani, “The Inspector-General of Police emphasised the need to ensure that all vehicles plying the roads in the country have their plate numbers on them. On no occasion should anybody put a vehicle on the road without a plate number or with a covered plate number. If anybody is found driving such a vehicle, that vehicle will have to be impounded.
He observed that “Most of the vehicles being used by these criminals are either not registered at all or have their plate numbers covered. Apart from those genuinely permitted by law to cover their plate numbers, there are no other exceptions”.
CP Tijani also directed all DPOs to intensify community policing and intelligence gathering at the grassroots, stressing that effective security requires active collaboration between the police and residents.
He further disclosed that the command would sustain joint patrols and intelligence-sharing with other security agencies, particularly in border communities and along waterways, to forestall the movement of criminal elements into Lagos.
Assuring residents of the command’s readiness to tackle emerging threats, Tijani said , “ Lagos Police Command had maintained a strong intelligence network and would continue working closely with transport unions, community leaders and other stakeholders to keep the state safe. Our goal is to ensure that Lagos remains secure and that criminal elements find no space to operate.
Suspected gunmen have abducted a cleric with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), identified as Pastor Gbenga Sanny, in Ondo State.
It was gathered that Sanny was seized by three gunmen on Sunday evening in the presence of his children.
Sources who confirmed the abduction to The Nation on Monday said the incident occurred at about 7.00 p.m in front of his residence located at Ilu-Abo community in Akure North Local Government.
Sanny, who is also a staff of the Akure North Local Government Area of the state, was taken to an unknown destination by the attackers.
His wife reportedly escaped the attack.
“The three armed men reportedly came out of the nearby bush and whisked him away,” one of the sources revealed.
When contacted, the spokesperson for the police command, Jimoh Abayomi said investigation has been launched into the abduction case.
He stated that officers and tactical teams of the command have already been mobilised to the area and working to secure the safe rescue of the victim and apprehend those responsible for the crime.
A man was carried away by floodwaters at Christian Village in the Greater Accra Region on June 7, 2026, during a heavy downpour.
The victim, a father of four, reportedly slipped into a gutter while helping colleagues desilt it, and despite rescue efforts, the strong current swept him away.
Recounting the incident in a video shared by Ask Media on social media on June 8, 2026, eyewitnesses said the incident occurred while the victim and three others were clearing a heavily clogged drainage system to improve water flow during the rains.
The area is known to flood whenever there is heavy rainfall, prompting residents to regularly engage in desilting exercises.
One eyewitness said the victim lost his footing during the exercise and fell.
“He slipped and fell into the river while we were removing debris. I tried to hold him by his collar, but I couldn’t keep hold of him. The current was too strong,” the eye witness recounted.
Despite immediate attempts to rescue him, he was swept away by the raging floodwaters and has since gone missing.
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