By Nnamdi Iheagwaram
The Imo state police command has rescued Madam Lucy
Okonkwo at Ihiala from suspected gunmen at Ihiala Anambra State. Madam Okonkwo
is the mother of Prof. Chuks Okonkwo, former Vice- Chancellor of Imo state University (IMSU) Owerri.
Police Public
Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Joy Ugo Elemoko, of the Command informed Nigerian
Hotline exclusively that the suspected kidnappers, a male and a female, have
been arrested and investigations are ongoing, pointing out that the 92 years
old woman has been re-united with her family and may have been taken to a
hospital for medical attention. Elemoko
said the kidnap attempt was foiled by the dogged Scorpion Squad of the command.
Madam Okonkwo,
whose other son is a Catholic Priest in the person of Dr. Emma Okonkwo of Orlu
Diocese, Imo State was said to have been abducted by unknown gunmen last Monday
at about 11:15am in her compound, Umucheke Amaifeke Orlu LGA Imo State. The
PPRO also appealed to the public to always inform the security agents of every
suspicious movement around them.
Meanwhile, Prince
Chukwuemeka Uba, a native of the area and the National President of Ohaneze
Youth foundation (OYF) in a telephone interview has condemned the act, asking the
perpetrators to repent and channel their energy into meaningful ways to better
the society instead of channeling their talent to committing crimes.
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