Angry Youths Set Police Station, High Court Ablaze Over Alleged Killings Of Two Siblings

…as police apprehend abductors of Owerri Catholic
Bishop

Angry youths from Ihitte-Uboma council area of Imo State has set
ablaze the police divisional headquarters at isinweke over the
alleged killings of two siblings by the officers of the
division.

The youths also burnt the State high court located in the
premises of the Ihitte Uboma council headquarters at Isinweke.

Trouble was said to have started when over 600 youths had
allegedly attacked the officers of the division including the
Divisional Police officer when they learnt of the alleged killings
of two siblings from the community.

The deceased siblings, Chinedu Okonkwo and Chinyere Okonkwo
hailed from Umuderim village of the area.

It was gathered that the late Chinyere was arrested and detained
by the police as a result of a petition brought against her from
where she had worked as Bet9ja attendant on alleged financial
malfeasance.

The deceased Chinyere it was learnt had exhibited some medical
challenges while still being detained by the police and that the
police had also refused her access to medical attention for several
days.

It was further gathered that when her condition deteriorated
that decided to return her back to her family house and that upon
arriving at the family compound on Monday night had collapsed and
died.

On sighting the corpse of her sister, Chinedu, was said to have
attacked the policemen and one of the police officers (name
withheld) allegedly gunned him down.

However, when youths of the got wind of the incident mobilized
and allegedly attacked the police officers who escaped by the
whiskers as many of them sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Thereafter the irate youths stormed the LGA Police Division in
Isinweke and burnt down the Station as well as state High Court
offices situated at the premises of the Ihitte Uboma council
headquarters at Isinweke and
vehicles parked in the vicinity.

They also dumped two bodies of the siblings at the police
station.

The state Police command Spokesperson, Orlando Ikeokwu confirmed
the incidence and said that an intervention teams have been sent to
the area to restore normalcy.

In a related development operatives of the Imo State Police
command has nabbed the alleged abductors of the Auxiliary Bishop of
the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese,Most Rev. Moses Chikwe.

The suspects were arrested in operations that spanned through
Imo and Anambra States, our correspondent gathered on Tuesday.

A source at the police command headquarters told our
correspondent that” we have arrested the kidnapers who abducted the
Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri Catholic archdiocese, Moses Chikwe. They
were arrested by the crack teams
of the command in the different operations between Imo and Anambra
States.”

The Spokesperson of the State police command Orlando Ikeokwu SP
who confirmed the arrest said that the state Commissioner of
police, Narisu Muhammed, would parade the suspects later at the
command headquarters in Owerri.

…as police apprehend abductors of Owerri Catholic
Bishop

Angry youths from Ihitte-Uboma council area of Imo State has set
ablaze the police divisional headquarters at isinweke over the
alleged killings of two siblings by the officers of the
division.

The youths also burnt the State high court located in the
premises of the Ihitte Uboma council headquarters at Isinweke.

Trouble was said to have started when over 600 youths had
allegedly attacked the officers of the division including the
Divisional Police officer when they learnt of the alleged killings
of two siblings from the community.

The deceased siblings, Chinedu Okonkwo and Chinyere Okonkwo
hailed from Umuderim village of the area.

It was gathered that the late Chinyere was arrested and detained
by the police as a result of a petition brought against her from
where she had worked as Bet9ja attendant on alleged financial
malfeasance.

The deceased Chinyere it was learnt had exhibited some medical
challenges while still being detained by the police and that the
police had also refused her access to medical attention for several
days.

It was further gathered that when her condition deteriorated
that decided to return her back to her family house and that upon
arriving at the family compound on Monday night had collapsed and
died.

On sighting the corpse of her sister, Chinedu, was said to have
attacked the policemen and one of the police officers (name
withheld) allegedly gunned him down.

However, when youths of the got wind of the incident mobilized
and allegedly attacked the police officers who escaped by the
whiskers as many of them sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Thereafter the irate youths stormed the LGA Police Division in
Isinweke and burnt down the Station as well as state High Court
offices situated at the premises of the Ihitte Uboma council
headquarters at Isinweke and
vehicles parked in the vicinity.

They also dumped two bodies of the siblings at the police
station.

The state Police command Spokesperson, Orlando Ikeokwu confirmed
the incidence and said that an intervention teams have been sent to
the area to restore normalcy.

In a related development operatives of the Imo State Police
command has nabbed the alleged abductors of the Auxiliary Bishop of
the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese,Most Rev. Moses Chikwe.

The suspects were arrested in operations that spanned through
Imo and Anambra States, our correspondent gathered on Tuesday.

A source at the police command headquarters told our
correspondent that” we have arrested the kidnapers who abducted the
Auxiliary Bishop of Owerri Catholic archdiocese, Moses Chikwe. They
were arrested by the crack teams
of the command in the different operations between Imo and Anambra
States.”

The Spokesperson of the State police command Orlando Ikeokwu SP
who confirmed the arrest said that the state Commissioner of
police, Narisu Muhammed, would parade the suspects later at the
command headquarters in Owerri.