From Everest Ezihe, Owerri
Imo State Commissioner of Police (CP), Audu Bosso, has given account of his two-month operational successes since assuming duty as recorded by security operatives under his Command in their sustained and resolved offensive against kidnapping, terrorism, and other violent crimes in the State.
Bosso disclosed this over the weekend while briefing the media at the Command’s Headquarter’s open parade field.
“In the past two months, the Command under my stewardship arrested a total of 184 suspects in separate intelligence-led operations for criminal offences bordering on kidnapping, terrorism, armed robbery, cultism, murder, defilement, rape, sexual assault, vehicle snatching, stealing, receiving stolen property, and other violent crimes. The operations also led to the rescue of three kidnapped victims unharmed.
“In the course of these operations, the Command recovered two AK-47 rifles, eleven AK-47 magazines, three M16 rifle magazines, five locally made double-barrel/cut-to-size guns, four locally made pistols, a total of 382 rounds of assorted ammunition comprising 138 rounds of AK-47 ammunition, 148 rounds of M16 rifle ammunition, 76 rounds of 9mm Beretta pistol ammunition, and 20 rounds of GPMG ammunition, 18 live cartridges, one empty Beretta magazine.
Others include, “one blue Toyota Highlander SUV without a registration number, one ash-coloured Mercedes-Benz GLK Jeep with registration number YAB 831 DQ, three Q-Link motorcycles, one Sumec generator set, eight branded cult caps, one human skull, and assorted criminal charms.
“Prominent among these cases is the arrest of notorious kidnapping suspect and the successful rescue of three kidnapped victims in Ohaji/Egbema L.G.A” he revealed.
The Commissioner pointed out that, following the arrest and confessional statements of two kidnapping kingpins, Confidence Vitalis (28) of Ukugba, Egbema in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, and Ishiaya Rejoice (32) of Emuoha in Rivers State, operatives of the Imo State Police Command on 6th July, 2026 carried out a follow-up operation at a suspected kidnappers’ and terrorists’ hideout located within the Egbema River creek.
He also recalled that on 30th June, 2026, the Command successfully rescued a kidnapped victim in Egbema who was abducted on 27th June, 2026 by the same kidnapping syndicate, and following intelligence obtained from the rescue operation, the subsequent arrest of the kingpins, and their confessional statements led operatives to the suspects’ hideout, culminating in the latest operation.
