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Ex-Imo Gov Ihedioha, Deputy, Other Prominent PDP Members Under Investigation For Alleged Murder, Arson – Imo Police

The Imo State Police Command has said former governor of the state Emeka Ihedioha, his deputy Gerald Irona and the spokesman for the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) Ikenga Ugochinyere, are under investigation for alleged murder, kidnapping and arson.

The development was disclosed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Administration, Ukachi Opara, in a letter addressed to the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo state, Charles Ugwu.

“The office of State Intelligence Bureau, Imo State Police Command, state Headquarters Owerri, is investigating the above-underlined case involving some prominent members of Peoples Democratic Party, Imo State chapter.

“The Commissioner of Police, Imo State Command requests you come along with the following persons, Emeka Ihedioha, Ugochinyere Ikenga Imo, Gerald Irona, to interview the commissioner of police, through the officer in charge of State Intelligence Bureau, Owerri date Thursday, March 16, 2023, time 10:00 prompt”, the letter read.

Spokesperson for the PDP in the state, Collins Opuruozor and the party’s legal adviser, Kissinger Ikeokwu, , confirmed the police invitation.

DIPLOMATIC DIARY reports that the invitation is coming  ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial and State House of Assembly elections in the state. 

The PDP is seen as a major opposition in the State.

On Tuesday, Laz Okoroafor-Anyanwu, a former commissioner for Transport under the administration of former Governor Rochas Okorocha, was sentenced to three years imprisonment (without an option of fine) over  fraud allegation committed between 2015 and 2019.

The latest invitation, according to a member of the opposition parties in the State, is an attempt by the Police and the Hope Uzodimma administration to weaken opposition in Saturday’s polls.

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