Gunmen have abducted the President of the Ohaneze Youth Council (OYC), Comrade Igboayaka Igboayaka, in Imo State.
It was gathered that the armed men dressed in black and driving in a Sienna and Lexus SUV vehicles, abducted Igboayaka at about 7pm on Saturday, February 8, 2025 at Works Layout Owerri.
The President of the Igbo National Council (INC) Chilos Godsent, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Sunday, appealed to the Imo State Police Command to immediately swing to action to determine the identity of the gunmen
“On Saturday 8th February, 2025 at about 7:00pm we held of 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,” the statement read.
“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 has failed because all his Mobile lines was switched off immediately the ugly incident took place.
“On the foregoing, the Igbo National Council (INC) wish to call on the Leadership of the Nigerian Police Force Imo State Command to immediately swing to action to determine the identity of the gunmen that forcefully took the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) – Comrade Igboayaka .O. Igboayaka captive on the evening of Saturday 8th February, 2025 in Owerri Metropolis and thus make same Public.
“The Igbo National Council INC noticed that his followers, family, friends and associates has been thrown into confusion since the ugly incident and will like to know his way soonest.”
