Earlier reports that former Chief of Staff in Imo State, Uche Nwosu was kidnapped have been denied by the police.
The Imo State Police Command says its officers and men arrested the former Governorship candidate as he was abducted by gunmen.
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Below is the statement by the Imo State Police Command:
IMO STATE POLICE COMMAND
PRESS RELEASE ….. 26/12/2021
ARREST OF CHIEF UCHE NWOSU
This is to inform the general public that chief Uche Nwosu was not kidnapped but was arrested by the police and Imo state police command is aware of the arrest and presently he is in police custody.
This is to refute the earlier news that has being making rounds on social media that he was kidnapped by unknown persons/gunmen.
The Commissioner of Police while using this medium to assure imolites of the command’s commitment in ensuring the safety of Life and prosperity this yuletide seasons, adviced the general public to always shun fake news .
CSP MICHAEL ABATTAM POLICE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER
FOR: COMMISSIONER OF POLICE IMO STATE COMMAND.
We had earlier reported that the former Chief of Staff in Imo State and 2019 Governorship Candidate, Uche Nwosu, has been kidnapped by gunmen at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama-Obaire in Nkwerre Local Government Area.
The incident occured during the Outing Service of the victim’s mother, late Jemamah Nwosu.
Nwosu who is also married to the daughter of his boss and former Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha was in the village for the burial last weekend.
According to eyewitnesses, the gunmen stormed the church while service was still on and shot into the air.
They thereafter bundled Nwosu into the boot of a waiting vehicle and drove off to an unknown destination.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
