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South East: Gunmen abducts Ohanaeze youth president in Imo
The President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Youth Council, Igboavaka Igboavaka has been abducted by an unknown gunmen in Owerri, capital of Imo State in the South Eastern Nigeria.
Reports said, about seven gunmen wielding dangerous weapons whisked away Igboavaka after they pounced on him at his Works layout residence in Owerri on Saturday.
Reports of his abduction was contained in a statement issued by the National President of the Igbo National Council, Chilos Godsent, which was obtained by CAPITAL POST on Sunday in Abuja.
Reacting to the development, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Imo State Police Command, DSP Henry Okoye confirmed the abduction of the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Igboayaka Igboayaka, by gunmen.
He said, the Police are on the trail of the abductors of the youth leader and would keep the public abreast of developments in due course, urging the public to disregard any arrest in connection with the abduction yet.
“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.”
Godsent said seven gunmen, dressed in black, on Saturday, February 8, stormed Igboayaka’s residence in Works Layout and arrested him in a Neo Mafia Gestapo manner.
“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.
“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.”
