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Umuoyima Community Cries Out Over Alleged Land Encroachment, Seeks Imo Government’s Intervention
Residents of Umuoyima Autonomous Community in Owerri Municipal LGA, Imo State, have raised alarm over what they described as an attempted forceful takeover of their ancestral land.
The community accused the contractor of Cudoc Construction Company Limited of encroaching far beyond the portion allegedly approved by the state government for construction activities.
During a peaceful protest, the aggrieved villagers displayed placards with inscriptions such as “Cudoc is working with enemies of the Government,” “Natives paid 4 million into TSA for this land,” “We have our complete title for this land,” and “Government, we can’t breathe—ask Cudoc to let us live.” among others.
A symbolic coffin was also displayed with the inscription: “Chinedu Chukwuonye Cudoc is sabotaging APC.”
Speaking to newsmen, the Secretary-General of the Elders’ Council, Elder Charles Ucheoma, said the government had instructed the community to allow the company to take 35 meters from the river bank for its project.
According to him, the villagers complied, only to discover that the contractor, Chinedu Chukwuonye allegedly extended the encroachment into 170 meters, which covers their titled land.
“The government measured this land before giving it to us. From the river to the road is 170 meters. If he takes 35 meters as instructed, we still have 135 meters. But he has abandoned the directive and is now trying to take the entire land,” Ucheoma lamented.
He further disclosed that the land has valid documents from the Ministry of Lands issued since 2021, expressing shock that the contractor was allegedly attempting to override the government’s allocation.
Ucheoma added that several petitions had been submitted to ministries and relevant agencies, but the encroachment persisted, forcing the community to embark on protest actions.
“We planted a palm frond yesterday as a traditional warning, but he ignored it. Today, we brought a coffin to symbolize that anyone forcefully taking our land is calling death upon himself,” he explained.
The community also alleged that the contractor destroyed already fenced portions of the land, as well as crops including vegetables, plantain, banana, cassava and economic trees belonging to the villagers.
“We have tried every peaceful means to stop him to no avail. The community is angry over what he is doing, and so we are telling him to stay clear from our land, and also call on the Government to call him to order”.
Mr. Ikechukwu Nze, another community member, described the situation as painful, stressing that the land serves as a major source of livelihood for many families.
“We suffered to acquire and develop this land. Many of our people farm here. Now it is about to be taken from us. We don’t want to take laws into our hands, so we plead with the government to intervene,” he said.
A woman leader, Mrs. Fidelia Uzoma, also appealed for urgent government action, noting that proceeds from the land help them train their children and sustain their households.
“We have supported the government all through. Please do not allow the women of Umuoyima to cry because of this land,” she pleaded.
The community urged the Imo State Government to urgently caution the contractor and ensure that he restricts himself to the portion approved for the project.
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.

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Nigeria Police Force successfully repatriates $23,000 to international romance scam victim
The Nigeria Police Force INTERPOL National Central Bureau (NCB), Abuja has successfully repatriated the sum of Twenty-Three Thousand United States Dollars ($23,000) recovered from an international romance scammer to the victim in The Cayman Islands.
A statement from CSP Benjamin Hundeyin, spokesperson of the force, says the repatriation followed a request received from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service seeking assistance of the INTERPOL NCB Abuja to investigate a Nigerian national, Achufusi Obioma Ikenna, who defrauded a resident of the Cayman Islands through an online romance scam.
‘’Acting on the request, INTERPOL NCB Abuja conducted discreet, intelligence-led investigations which led to the arrest of the suspect and the recovery of the sum of $23,000.
Following the completion of all necessary documentation and in collaboration with international partners, the recovered funds were formally handed over to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, through the British High Commission in Abuja, represented by Mr. Shaun McLeary, for secure delivery to the victim.’’
Hundeyin added that the suspect will be arraigned at the conclusion of investigation.
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Bosso replaces Danjuma as Imo Police Command CP
The Imo State Police Command, Owerri, has a new Police Commissioner in the person of Audu Garba Bosso, who replaced Aboki Danjuma, the outgoing Police Commissioner. Danjuma was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) and posted to Force Headquarters, Abuja.
Upon assumption of duty, CP Bosso called on sister security agencies, stakeholders, and all residents to collaborate with the police in tackling crime and social vices.
He stressed that community-based policing, intelligence-led operations, and a people-friendly approach will guide his administration, with strict adherence to the rule of law and respect for human rights.
In a brief biography made available to journalists by the Command’s spokesperson, Henry Okoye, it was revealed that CP Bosso was born on December 31, 1967, in Bosso, Niger State.
He enlisted into the Nigeria Police Force on June 10, 1994, as a Cadet ASP, Course 18/1994.
Revealing his academic history, Okoye stated that CP Bosso holds an NCE in Geography/Biology, a B.Sc.Ed in Biology, and an M.Sc in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is also a member of the National Institute of Policing Studies (MNIPS).
In the course of his career, he has attended key professional courses, including PMF Mobile Training School, Citizenship and Leadership Course, Community Policing Course, TLCC, and SLCC, which have shaped his strategic and community-oriented policing philosophy.
The command’s spokesperson added that before his recent deployment to Imo State, CP Bosso served as DPO in over twenty-two divisions nationwide across Sokoto and Kwara State Commands, including Bale Gudu, Dange-Shuni, Wamako, and Kebbe Divisions in Sokoto State, as well as ‘B’ Division, Surulere, Ilorin, Kwara State Command, among others.
“He also held strategic appointments across several state commands, which include: CSP Administration, Kwara State Command; 2i/c Ilorin Metro Area Command, Kwara; 2i/c CID, Katsina State Command; AC Provost Marshal, Force Headquarters, Abuja; Area Commander, Saki, Oyo State Command; Area Commander, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State Command; ACP Administration, Enugu State Command; Area Commander, Iyekogba, Edo State Command; Director CPTU, Police Service Commission, Jos; Director Finance & Administration, POLAC Wudil, Kano State; DCP G.I FCID Annex, Gombe State; DCP Operations, Borno State Command; and CP G.I FCID Annex, Kaduna State, before his posting to Imo State,” Okoye stated.
The new Commissioner has called on all Imo residents to actively partner with the Police and other security agencies through timely information sharing and participation in community policing initiatives, assuring the public of his commitment to protecting lives and property, maintaining peace, and fostering a people-friendly policing culture across the state.
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