The Imo State Police Command has stated a former governorship candidate in Imo State, Uche Nwosu, was arrested and not kidnapped by gunmen as earlier reported.
Nwosu, who is also the son-in-law of a former governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha, was arrested at a church service on Sunday by armed police officers on mufti.
The incident sent panic into the atmosphere as Nwosu was whisked away by the officers from a church service in his home town, Eziama Obieri in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state.
The incident occurred during the late Jemamah Nwosu’s Outing Service, which was also attended by the victim’s mother.
However, the spokesperson for the state police command, Michael Abattam, told journalists in Owerri that Nwosu was arrested and not kidnapped.
He, however, did not state the reason for his arrest, saying the police would soon release a press statement on the issue.
“Yes, I can confirm to you that he was arrested and not kidnapped. Don’t worry, I will soon release a press statement on it,” he said.
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It has earlier been reported that Nwosu and his family were at St Peter’s Anglican Church on Boxing Day for a thanksgiving service when some gunmen in an Armoured Personnel Carrier and vans stormed the area.
They shot indiscriminately to scare people away before whisking the former governorship candidate away. His security details were rendered powerless as they could only watch as Nwosu was being whisked away.
Some residents had alleged that the state governor, Hope Uzodinma, had a hand in it but the state Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, has dismissed the allegation.
He described the allegation as ridiculous, stating that his Principal has no knowledge about the development.
