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Ohanaeze Chieftain hails IGP’s handling of Uche Nwosu’s arrest

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Chief Chidi Ibeh, a chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has commended the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba for his maturity in handling the arrest of Mr Uche Nwosu.

Ibeh, a factional President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the Igbo people gave the commendation while addressing newsmen in Owerri on Thursday.

News Agency of Nigeria reports that Nwosu, the governorship candidate of the Action Alliance in Imo in the 2019 elections was arrested by policemen on Dec. 26, 2021.

Nwosu, an in-law to former Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha was arrested while attending the commendation service of his late mother, Jemaimah Nwosu at the St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Umunwokwe, Eziama-Obaire in Nkwerre council area of the state.

Ibeh, who described Nwosu’s arrest as a “desecration of the Church and an insult to the Igbo nation”, hailed the IGP for the prompt arrest of the police men involved in the act.

He urged the IGP not to jeopardise his outstanding reputation and integrity but to unravel the perpetrators of the act as a way of ensuring speedy dispensation of justice and restoring confidence in the Nigeria Police Force.

” We commend the IGP for his boldness, level of tolerance and maturity in handling this matter and urge him not to relent until justice is served to the perpetrators of this heinous, dastardly act.

” Sporadic shooting in a place of worship resulting in disruption of church service constitutes desecration of the altar of God, demands its cleansing and rededication and remains an embarrassment to the christian faith and the Igbo nation.

” On behalf of Ndigbo (Igbo people), we appeal to the police to make public the result of their findings so that Nigerians will not misconstrue the powers and activities of the police; nobody knows who the next victim will be “, he said.

He however appealed to Nwosu to remain law abiding and allow the law take its course.

He added that that the Ohanaeze would “take legal actions in the absence of substantial results from police investigations after a reasonable length of time”. ( NAN)

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