By By Micheal Chukwuebuka
IMO State Commissioner of Police Audu Garba Bosso, has vowed to hunt down the killers of the Ochia community traditional ruler, in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of the state, Eze Paulinus Ekwueme.
An official statement by the Command’s spokesman DSP Henry Okoye issued in Owerri weekend, indicated that the CP has ordered the spreading of dragnets and deployment of the Command’s tactical units with available operational assets to go all out, in synergy with other security agencies and hunt down the hoodlums responsible for the dastardly attack on the Traditional Ruler of Ochia Autonomous Community along Asa Awara Road, Ohaji/Egbema LGA.
According to the statement, the command’s action followed a distress report received from Ohaji Division on 10th April, 2026 indicating that armed assailants attacked the Traditional Ruler of Ochia Autonomous Community along Asa Awara Road.
It went further state that , the attack led to the death of the monarch, HRH Eze Barrister Paulinus Ekwueme (Ochia I of Ochia Kingdom), alongside five other yet-to-be-identified victims.
Upon receipt of the report, the CP immediately mobilized and dispatched tactical teams to the scene at Assa, where operatives recovered the burnt corpses of the deceased. The remains have been evacuated and deposited at the Federal University Teaching Hospital (FUTH), Owerri, for preservation and autopsy.
Consequently, the Command has commenced a comprehensive investigation into the incident, while intensive operations are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing suspects and recover any weapons in their possession. Adequate security measures have also been emplaced to forestall any future occurrence of such a tragic incident in the area and its environs.
In addition, the Commissioner of Police and his Management Team have embarked on an on-the-spot assessment and confidence-building visit to the Ochia community to reassure residents of the Command’s resolve to restore calm and enhance sustained security presence in the affected area.
While extending condolences to the family of the late traditional ruler and other deceased victims, the CP assures Imolites that the Command remains fully committed to sustaining peace and security in the State, and that in no distant time, the perpetrators will be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.
He further urges members of the public with credible information that will aid the ongoing investigation to report to the nearest Police Station or contact the Command through the following emergency lines: 0803 477 3600, 08148024755.
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