On Thursday morning in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, several policemen arrested a well-known broadcast journalist named Chinonso Uba, who is widely recognized as NonsoNkwa
The arrest occurred after Uba had completed hosting his morning program on Ozisa FM, which is located near the Assumpta Cathedral of the Owerri Catholic Archdiocese.
While he was driving his Highlander jeep, the policemen, who had laid siege in the area, intercepted him at the junction in front of Holy Ghost College Secondary School.
The witnesses observed that the policemen were using a Hilux vehicle, a Lexus 350 Jeep, and an ES 330 car during the operation.
The officers forcibly took the journalist, who is also an activist, and put him inside one of their vehicles before swiftly driving away from the scene.
As a result of the arrest, Uba’s vehicle was left abandoned at the location where the incident took place.
The source said, “NonsoNkwa has been kidnapped. He was double-crossed by masked men in three vehicles. He drove out of Ozisa FM after he finished anchoring his morning programme. He was traced to the Holy Ghost College Secondary School junction where he was arrested.
“He resisted them as he was shouting they want to kill him before he was taken away in one of their vehicles. His jeep was not taken away alongside him. They were all dressed in black and blue attires, carrying guns while they were masked. They prevented people from making a video of the incident. Let nothing happen to him please.”
The manager of Ozisa FM, Rev Fr Raymond Nzereogu, who confirmed the incident said that the journalist was arrested by some policemen.
The priest said that he visited the police command headquarters where he saw the journalist in the custody of the policemen.
When contacted for comments, the spokesperson for the police in the state, Henry Okoye, said that he was in a meeting.
