VIDEO: Bizarre scene as Okorocha’s son-in-law, Uche Nwosu, is arrested during church service
There was panic at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Eziama Obieri in Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State on Sunday as Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law of Senator Rochas Okorocha, was whisked away during church service by armed policemen.
The policemen shot into the air as they carried out the arrest while members of the congregation cowered in fear.
It wasn’t immediately clear who had whisked Nwosu away, however, as of the time of filing this report, the police have said they arrested him.
Special Force Unit from the office of the Inspector General of Police arrested Uche Nwosu, the son-in-law of a former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, Blazingreports.has learnt.
Nwosu was arrested on Sunday at St Peter’s Anglican church at Eziama Obieri in the Nkwerre Local Government Area of the state while he and his family members were on an outing service after the burial of their mother, Jemimah Nwosu.
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A police source told Blazingreports that it was police officers from Abuja who arrested him.
The source allayed fears that Nwosu was kidnapped, saying, the “police arrested him”.
“Police from the IGP’s Special Force Unit arrested him. He was not kidnapped,” the source, who pleaded anonymity, said.
Also, the Imo State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Michael Abattam, confirmed that Nwosu was in custody in a press statement titled, “Arrest of Chief Uche Nwosu’.
The statement read, “This is to inform the general public that chief Uche Nwosu was not kidnapped but was arrested by the police and Imo state police command is aware of the arrest and presently he is in police custody.
“This is to refute the earlier news that has been making rounds on social media that he was kidnapped by unknown persons/gunmen.
“The Commissioner of Police while using this medium to assure Imolites of the command’s commitment in ensuring the safety of lives and prosperity this Yuletide season, advised the general public to always shun fake news.”
