Uzodinma, Police plotting to link me with attacks on facilities in Imo – Senator Okorocha

Senator Rochas Okorocha representing Omo West Senatorial district has alledged that Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma is working in cahoots with the Nigeria Police and are plotting to link him with attacks on government infrastructure.

Gunmen in Southeast, particularly Imo State have consistently attacked Police Stations and killed several Policemen.

The former governor and Founder of Owelle Rochas Foundation, speaking through his spokesman, Sam Onwuemeodo accused Imo State Police Command of allowing itself to be used by the State government.

Okorocha insisted that his political associates in detention were not involved in April 5 attacks.

The lawmaker wants the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba Alkali to personally takeover the case file of the two of his associates detained at the facilities of the state command headquarters in Owerri for over three weeks now.

The detained associates of Okorocha are, Ojukwu Ukonu and Ugbo Casmir, saying that “the Police in Owerri lied that they were involved in the attack.

He lamented that the accused were arrested with their wives and since that time, nobody was allowed by the Police to see them.

The statement averred: “We knew and still know that their arrest was part of the relentless effort to add non-existent flesh to the mentioning of Senator Rochas Okorocha by the state government 24 hours after the police headquarters and correctional centre, Owerri, attacks happened.

“With all these lies, we could only situate the arrest, detention and subsequent parading of Ojukwu Ukonu and Ugbor Casmir in the desperate effort to justify the state government’s hasty mentioning of Okorocha when the Owerri attacks took place, without waiting for the investigation into the ugly incident by relevant security agencies to even commence”.

Reacting, Imo State government called for Okorocha’s calm to allow the Police to conclude their investigation rather than politicising the issue.

Mr Declan Emelumba, Imo State commissioner for information said, “If he (Okorocha) said the police arrested two of his associates, there must be a reason for that. So, as a law-abiding citizen, what is expected of him is to expedite action on their investigation and if his associates are indicted, then they stand indicted; if they are not indicted, they will be released.

“As they say, a clear conscience fears no accusation; so, if his hands are clean, I don’t think he has anything to worry about.”

Abutu Yaro, the Imo State Commissioner of Police also said they were sticking to professionalism and absolute respect for human lives.