Imo State Police Command yeaterday in
Owerri, arrested Mr. Okechukwu Okorocha,
the Senior Special Adviser, SSA, on Security
Matters, to Governor Rochas Okorocha, for
allegedly stockpiling arms and ammunition
apparently for the purpose of disrupting
election in the State.
Similarly, four members of Imo Security
Network, ISN, a security contraption
established by the Rochas Okorocha
administration, are also cooling their heels
in police cells for the same offence.
Parading the suspects before newsmen at
the State Police Headquarters, Owerri, the
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Austin
Evbakhavbokun, said that the arrest of the
security aide and ISN personnel, followed a
tip off.
“The arrest of the SSA and the illegal
security personnel followed a very reliable
tip off and subsequent search operation
conducted by the State Criminal
Investigation Department, SCID, at his
house and premises led to the recovery of
the arms and ammunitions”, the CP said.
The Imo Police boss, who spoke through
Public Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr.
Andrew Enwerem, a deputy superintendent
of police, DSP, disclosed that “in the course
of the operation, the police recovered three
pump action automatic rifles, 24 life
cartridges and a Ken WalkieTalkie”.
Continuing, the CP said that in a similar
operation at the security post of Imo
Security Network at Egbeada Housing
Estate, on the outskirts of Owerri
Municipality, apprehended four members
of Okorocha’s ISN, as well as recovered
three automatic pump action riffles and 14
live cartridges.
He gave the names of the suspects as
Kelechi Onuoha, Chigozie Uzowuru, Osita
Obiako and Aka Linus.
On why the Okorocha men were stockpiling
arms and ammunitions, the CP said it was
aimed at disrupting the general elections in
the state.
Answering a question, the CP recalled that
soon after assuming office in Imo, he
issued a warning that all unapproved
security outfits should surrender their arms
to the Police.
“The arrest of the suspects was in order,
considering the time for the general
election scheduled to begin today”, the CP
said.
Speaking to newsmen, the SSA to the
Governor explained that before his arrest,
he had asked his men to surrender their
arms for onward submission to the police,
adding that since his directive, he had
surrendered a number of arms to the
police, which is in their inventory.
“I was surprised to see arms recovered in
one of my rooms. The recovered arms may
be the ones ISN members could not return
earlier before I traveled”, Mr. Okorocha said.
He further explained that before now, his
men had been working closely with the
police, adding that Imo Security Network
has contributed in the reduction of
kidnapping in the state.

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