Imo State Police Arrests Senator Rochas Okorocha and wife For Trespassing, Destroying Imo State Properties

The Imo State Police command on Sunday arrested former Governor and senator representing Imo West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Rochas Okorocha, his wife Nkechi Okorocha for allegedly destroying government and security vehicles and also breaking into Royal Palm Estate, Akachi road, Owerri the government had seized from his wife, Nkechi, claiming it was alegedly built with Government funds and land owned by the State Government. 

The Imo state Commissioner for Lands, Enyinnaya Onuegbu, on Friday, said the government had sealed up the place till further notice.

Rochas Okorocha

He said the seizure was in compliance with the directive of the Imo State gazette on the report of the Judicial Commission of Enquiry on the recovery of lands and other related matters.

He said, “This is as a result of the recommendation of the commission that all illegal lands and structures acquired by the administrations between 2006 and 2019 should be taken over by the government.”

Rochas Okorocha

The commissioner said the current administration was doing everything to recover all the stolen properties of the state, especially those carted away by the previous administration.

Onuegbu added that in line with the 3Rs mantra initiative of Governor Hope Uzodinma, the state must continue to work in line with the relevant laws and recommendations of government agencies and commissions no matter whose ox is gored.