IMO POLICE COMMAND CONFIRMS THE ARREST OF EX-COMMISSIONER, IHEKWEME, DEBUNKS ABDUCTION RUMOUR
Written by darling on November 29, 2024
BY CHRISTIAN NWOKOCHA
The former commissioner in Imo State in-charge of Foreign Affairs Ministry, Fabian Ihekweme has been arrested by the Nigerian Police, Imo command, contrary to the rumour that he was abducted by unknown gunmen.
Ihekweme has over the months been criticising Governor Hope Uzodinma’s administration, alleging that Uzodinma’s led government is founded on falsehood, fraud and high handedness.
The Police Public Relations Officer ASP Henry Okoye, stated that Ihekweme was not abducted, but was lawfully arrested on November 27, 2024 by detectives of the State Police Command, following a formal petition by the Imo Democratic Alliance (IDA) who accused him of seditious and inflammatory publications which the petition stated was aimed at inciting civil unrest in the State.
He maintained that in line with due process, a duly signed warrant of arrest was obtained before his detention
