Tension as Gunmen Kidnap Ohanaeze Youth President in Imo

Tension as Gunmen Kidnap Ohanaeze Youth President in Imo

  • The President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Igboayaka Igboayaka, has been kidnapped in Owerri, Imo state
  • Igboayaka was abducted by gunmen who invaded his Works layout residence in Owerri on Saturday, February 8, 2025
  • The National President of the Igbo National Council, Chilos Godsent, narrated how Igboayaka was kidnapped

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Owerri, Imo state - Gunmen have abducted the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Igboayaka Igboayaka, from his Works layout residence in Owerri, the Imo State capital.

Igboayaka was kidnapped by the gunmen, numbering seven on Saturday, February 8, 2025.

Ohanaeze youth president abducted in Imo
Gunmen dressed in black kidnapped the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council, Igboayaka Igboayaka from his residence in Imo state. Photo credit: Nigeria Police Force
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As reported by The Punch, the National President of the Igbo National Council, Chilos Godsent, raised the alarm over Igboayaka’s abduction in a statement.

The police spokesperson for Imo State, DSP Henry Okoye, who also confirmed the kidnap incident said investigation has commenced to determine Igboayaka’s whereabouts

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The Igbo Council leader said seven gunmen, dressed in black stormed Igboayaka’s residence and arrested him in a Neo Mafia Gestapo manner.

“On Saturday 8th February 2025 at about 7:00 pm we heard the sad news that gunmen dressed in black and numbering up to seven arrived on a Sienna and a Lexus SUV and forcefully arrested the President of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) – Comrade Igboayaka. O. Igboayaka—in a Neo Mafia Gestapo manner at Works Layout Owerri Imo State.
“Since this sad news, attempts by teeming Members of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC), family members, friends, and associates to reach him through his mobile lines to ascertain his way about have failed because all his mobile lines were switched off immediately the ugly incident took place."

Legit.ng also reported that armed bandits attacked and kidnapped several villagers in the Tsiga community in the Bakori local government area of Katsina State.

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The terrorists abducted fa former Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Maharazu Tsiga (rtd), and several others.

According to sources, two residents were wounded and one of the bandits was mistakenly shot dead by his colleagues during the attack.

Gunmen Kidnap Poly Student

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that there was tension in Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha North local government area of Delta state during a gunmen attack.

The unknown gunmen kidnapped a female student after failing to abduct their male target who she was with on Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

It was gathered that the kidnapped victim was a Higher National Diploma (HND) female student at the Delta State Polytechnic, Ogwashi-Uku.

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.