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Imo: Gunmen Abduct Ohanaeze Youth President

Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
By Oluwadara Akingbohungbe
Published: February 10, 2025
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The President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Igboayaka Igboayaka has been abducted by gunmen, this was confirmed by Imo State Police Command on Sunday.

Report has it that the gunmen allegedly moved out Igboayaka from his place of work in Owerri, the Imo State capital on Saturday.

The alarm was raised by the National President of the Igbo National Council, Chilos Godsent in a statement unveiled on Sunday.

At the aftermath of queries from journalists on Sunday, the police spokesperson for Imo State, DSP Henry Okoye confirmed the incident.

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Okoye highlighted that the Imo Police Command had embarked on investigation to ascertain the whereabouts of Igboayaka, denying knowledge of any arrest.

Okoye stated, “The Imo State Police Command has initiated an investigation to determine the whereabouts of the President of Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC), Comrade Igboayaka. In the meantime, the command has confirmed that he has not been arrested. Anyone with information is urged to promptly notify the police.”

Chilos Godsent stated, “On Saturday 8th February, 2025 at about 7:00 pm we heard the sad news that gunmen dressed in black and numbering up to seven arrived on a Sienna and a Lexus SUV and forcefully arrested the President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) – Comrade Igboayaka. O. Igboayaka—in a Neo Mafia Gestapo manner at Works Layout Owerri Imo State.

“Since this sad news, attempts by teeming Members of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), family members, friends and associates to reach him through his mobile lines to ascertain his way about have failed because all his mobile lines were switched off immediately the ugly incident took place.

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“On the foregoing, the Igbo National Council (INC) wish to call on the leadership of the Nigerian Police Force Imo State Command to immediately swing to action to determine the identity of the gunmen that forcefully took the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC)—Comrade Igboayaka.O. Igboayaka—captive on the evening of Saturday, 8th February, 2025, in Owerri Metropolis and thus make the same public.”

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