Police Debunk Purported Kidnap Of Four Students From Govt Girls’ Secondary School Owerri

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Imo State Police Command has dismissed as false , unfounded ,and misleading reports claiming that four students were kidnapped in Owerri.

The Social media has been saturated with reports of the kidnap of four students of the Government Girls Secondary School , along Okigwe Road in Owerri, the state capital by suspected armed herdsmen.

But in a statement on Tuesday  June 2, 2026, Henry Okoye,DSP, the spokesperson for the Imo State Police Command, insisted that all students and staff of the College have been confirmed to be safe and completely accounted for.

According to him, the Principal of the school, Mrs Apollonia Amadi, informed Police investigation team that no students of the college were abducted.

Okoye emphasized that an investigation team led by the  Assistant Commissioner of Police in-charge of Operations, and Coordinator of the Safe School Initiative, Abdullahi Wase, on a visit to the  school, established that there was no such incident of students’ abduction.

According to the statement, the team, after interfacing with the school management led by the Principal, confirmed that no abduction actually occurred, contrary to reports in the media

Okoye noted that the early closure of school and dismissal of students on the day was purely an administrative measure, and not necessarily a security alert as erroneously reported by the media.

The Police emphasized that the measure was actually necessitated by a meeting involving.teachers and  school staff at the NUT Secretariat.

While calling for calm and vigilance, the Police cautioned against the spreading of false and misleading information  capable of undermining the peace and stability of the State.