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Police rescue 10 passengers, recover buses in Imo (opens the original)
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The Imo State Police Command has rescued 10 passengers abducted by gunmen who attacked two commercial buses in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of the state. The command also recovered the two buses involved in the incident and intensified efforts to rescue other passengers still in captivity. The buses, travelling from Ibadan, Oyo State, to Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, and Bende, Abia State, respectively, were attacked around 6:30am on Thursday at Umunoha, a location known as “No Man’s Land” in Mbaitoli
IG urges stronger police-community partnership (opens the original)
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The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Disu, has said effective policing depends on mutual trust and cooperation between the police and the communities they serve. The spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, DSP Henry Okoye, made the disclosure in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday. He said Disu made the disclosure during an operational visit to the Imo State Police Command on Thursday, in company with the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 9 Headquarters, Emeka
Imo residents lament as flooding submerges homes, businesses (opens the original)
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Residents of several communities in Imo State have lamented the impact of torrential rainfall that submerged homes, shops and roads on Monday, leaving many stranded and disrupting commercial and educational activities. The flooding, which affected parts of Owerri and neighbouring communities, followed hours of heavy rainfall that left motorists unable to navigate some roads and forced residents to remain indoors. The Owerri office of the National Emergency Management Agency confirmed that severa
Herdsmen kill two in Imo community attack (opens the original)
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Fear has gripped residents of the Umunjo community in Irete, Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, following an attack by suspected herdsmen that left a vigilante operative and another man dead on Monday. The Imo State Police Command has confirmed the incident and deployed additional security operatives to Owerri West and Oguta Local Government Areas following recent security concerns, including reported cases of kidnapping and other criminal activities. The Commissioner of Police, Imo
Imo LG polls to hold September 26 (opens the original)
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The Imo State Independent Electoral Commission has announced that the state’s local government elections will hold on Saturday, September 26, 2026. Chairman of the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission, Chief Charles Ejiogu, disclosed this in a statement dated September 11, 2026. Ejiogu said the notice was to inform critical stakeholders, particularly all registered political parties and the general public, that elections to fill the 27 local government council chairmanship positions and wa
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