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Imo On the Precipice, By Dakuku Peterside We must ask pertinent questions at this point: Who wants to destabilise Igboland and to what purpose? No matter their misgivings with the government at the centre, political leaders and elders in the South-East should firmly condemn the attacks on security personnel and security installations. They should encourage local communities to expose the perpetrators who are in their midst. These steps are necessary to avoid the gathering storm, the macabre dance that may set us on the road to Rwanda or Somalia. The mayhem in the Eastern heartland of Imo Stat...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 7:05 am THE Imo State Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Mohammed, and his top officers have been booted out following Monday’s attack on the state Police Command headquarters and the Nigerian Custodial Centre which led to the release of 600 suspects and 1,884 inmates from the correctional facility. The PUNCH gathered on Thursday that Mohammed was removed alongside the Deputy Commissioner, Operations, Ilyasu Yahaya; and Assistant Commissioner, Operations, James Aikai, by the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu. Adamu, who was also relieved of his appo...

  The Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu has asked officers of the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) not to hesitate in defending themselves by using firearms. IGP Adamu stated this on Tuesday when he visited Imo state for an on-the-spot assessment after the attack on the command headquarters by gunmen on Monday. The gunmen also attacked the Nigerian Correctional Services freeing an unspecified number of prison inmates. Channels Television gathered that the attack occurred in the early hours of Monday after which the hoodlums set the facilities ablaze. IGP Adamu is briefed on the damages c...

Gunmen on April 5, 2021 attacked the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) in Imo State.   Also, the Imo State Command of the Nigeria Correctional Service confirmed the attack on its facility. The Public Relations Officer of the Service, James Madugba, told journalists that the authorities were still trying to get the accurate data of inmates who escaped and the level of devastation caused. He explained that details will be shared as soon as accurate information and data is collected. “There was an attack on the Nigerian Correctional Centre very early this morning around 2:15 am and some of t...

Channels Television   Updated April 5, 2021 A photo combination of IGP Mohammed Adamu and the attacked Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS) in Imo State   The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has revealed that the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/Eastern Security Network (ESN) is behind the attack that was carried out on the Imo prison facility.  The IGP’s statement comes few hours after gunmen on Monday attacked the Nigerian Correctional Services and the Police Headquarters in the state freeing an unspecified number of prison inmates. Channels Television gathered that t...