Armed men, who claimed to come from the Imo State Police Command, Owerri, stormed the family house of the Senior Deputy News Editor of Daily Sun, Mr. Emma Njoku, and abducted his elder brother, Mr. Bennett Njoku and his 16-year-old son, David, in handcuffs.
They were reportedly taken to an unknown destination.
The incident is coming barely 48 hours to the burial of Emma Njoku’s mother, Ezinne Lolo Keziah Njoku, who died on September 15, 2024.
The armed men, about 10 in number, operated in a Gestapo style, shooting sporadically before barging into the family house while they were holding their morning devotion.
They were led by one Godspower Chimaeze who recently returned from abroad.
Prior to the incident this morning, Godspower had, on Monday and Wednesday, stormed the family compound with armed men dressed in mobile police uniforms, who fired several shots in the air while Godspower went about the compound threatening to deal with anyone who dared him.
In a conversation with the head of the village meeting, Godspower further threatened that Mr. Bennett Njoku and his 16-year-old son will not be released until four other of his siblings, including the Senior Deputy News Editor of Daily Sun, Emma Njoku, are in his custody.
Meanwhile, the incident has been reported to the Imo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr. Henry Okoye, who has assured he will step into the matter after he was briefed on the incident by the Daily Sun Deputy News Editor, Emma Njoku.
