The Imo State Police Command has denied having any knowledge of the whereabouts of Igboayaka O. Igboayaka, the missing president of the Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC). Igboayaka was reported missing on Saturday night around 7 p.m.
A family source revealed to journalists that the OYC president was taken from his residence at Works Layout, Owerri, the capital of Imo State. The source explained that unidentified gunmen, dressed in black and numbering about seven, arrived in a Sienna and a Lexus SUV before storming the house and arresting him.
After the incident, family members and associates became worried when repeated calls to his mobile phones went unanswered. “Since this sad news broke, 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 whereabouts have failed, as all his lines were switched off immediately after the ugly incident,” the family source revealed.
Following the abduction, the president of the Igbo National Council, Chilos Godsent, urged security agencies, especially the Nigerian Police Force, to investigate the matter and find those responsible for the kidnapping.
In response to the incident, the Imo State Police Command, through its spokesperson, DSP Henry Okoye, released a statement clarifying that Igboayaka is not in police custody.
He also stated that the police have launched an investigation to locate the missing OYC president. The spokesperson urged the public to assist by providing any relevant information that could help identify the people behind the abduction.
