Police launch manhunt for abductors of Imo ex-lawmaker

By Emmanuel Iheaka

OWERRI— The Imo State Police Command has launched manhunt for the abductors of erstwhile subordinate of the Imo State House of Assembly, Ngozi Ogbu.

Ogbu, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, represented Okigwe State Constituency successful the legislature.

A video had surfaced successful the societal media wherever Ogbu was seen pleading with authorities to retreat information men from Okigwe, seemingly suspected to beryllium a information fixed to him for his merchandise by his abductors.

Spokesman of the constabulary successful the state, DSP Henry Okoye, successful a connection yesterday said the Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, has ordered the contiguous deployment of the command’s tactical units to spell aft the abductors.

“The Imo State Police Command is alert of a viral video showing Hon. Ngozi Ogbu, erstwhile State Legislator who represented the Okigwe State Constituency, being held hostage by suspected IPOB/ESN terrorists.

“The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command, CP Aboki Danjuma, has since ordered the contiguous deployment of the Command’s Tactical Units, successful synergy with different information agencies, and a elaborate probe has been launched to apprehend the hoodlums and guarantee the harmless rescue of the lawmaker who was abducted astatine Onuimo connected September 9, 2025.

“The Command appeals to the wide nationalist to stay calm and vigilant.

“The Imo State Police Command assures Imolites that it volition not relent until the perpetrators are brought to justness and the unfortunate is safely reunited with his family”, the connection read.

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