Eyewitnesses revealed that three unidentified gunmen riding on a motorbike opened fire indiscriminately, targeting residents gathered in shops and public spaces.

Victims included shop owners, their customers, and others relaxing outside in the night breeze. In Umualaoma, the attackers shot at youths playing a board game known as draft, leaving a trail of blood and lifeless bodies in their wake. Panic and sorrow gripped the community as residents wailed over the carnage.

While the motive behind the attack remains unclear, community members are calling on the authorities to urgently restore peace and bring the perpetrators to justice.

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Emelunba stated that contrary to what he regards the PDP’s submission as mischievous and ignorant, stating that VAT is a consumption tax collected by the Federal Government that does not correlate with economic growth or productivity of any State.

The PDP had earlier accused Uzodinma of not doing enough to stir up the economy of the State, blaming him for the lack of roads, non-payment of minimum wage, and insecurity in the State.

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Reacting to the issue, the Commissioner for Information dismissed the allegations, maintaining that the State Chapter of the PDP goofed again to deceive the public with what he termed as false and misleading information.

He described PDP’s claims as the height of economic illiteracy, noting that if a State’s economy was measured by VAT earnings, then Imo State’s GDP could not have been the fourth highest out of the 36 States of the Federation.

The commissioner noted that the low rate of VAT Collection in the State is a result of factors independent of the economic and infrastructural policies of the State.

Emelumba further noted that while the Government has no control over businesses and their operational capability, including how much they remit as VAT, the State Government has created the enabling environment to attract them to the State, adding that it was why the State economy was growing faster than that of many States.

he maintained that the State recently won the World Bank’s trophy under the States Action on Business Enabling Reforms , SABER, and was rewarded with Four Million United States Dollars.

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The operatives also rescued two children suspected to have been stolen in Anambra State.

In a statement from the Police Public Relations Officer of the command,  Henry Okoye, he said that the arrest followed a thorough investigation and intelligence-driven operation conducted on November 20, 2024 in Amajeke, Owerri.

He added that the children have since been safely reunited with their families.

The Police Spokesperson stated that upon interrogation, the suspect confessed to her involvement in child trafficking, revealing that she works with a syndicate based in Onitsha, to whom she sells stolen children.

Okoye further revealed that the suspect explained that her primary targets are children of unsuspecting parents in both Anambra and Imo States.

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