GUNMEN ATTACKED GOVERNOR HOPE UZODINMA'S CONVOY

THE Police in Imo State have arrested 15 people who allegedly attacked the convoy of Governor Hope Uzodimma on Monday.
He was on his way to the 34 Attilary Brigade, Obinze, to inaugurate an officers mess built by the state government when the incident occurred.
The hoodlums, armed with guns and machetes, claimed to be staff members of the Imo State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (ISOPADEC) protesting non-payment of salaries.
The government said its position that most of the protests in the state were sponsored by the opposition had been vindicated.
Commissioner of Police Isaac Akinmoyede said the suspects claimed they were ISOPADEC employees who were “owed three months’ salary”.
He said they were arrested with one locally-made pistol, two machetes, a mask, a chain and a padlock.
Akinmoyede said: “They attacked the vehicles in the convoy with a locally made pistol and machetes.”