Police Arrest 26-Year-Old Man over Alleged Attempted Murder in Imo

Police in Imo State arrested 26-year-old Ifeanyi Chukwu Joseph on suspicion of throwing his girlfriend’s 17-year-old sister, Chiamaka Chukwuokore, from a two-storey building in Owerri. Police said the incident occurred at about 1 p.m. on November 1 after an alleged altercation. Chiamaka was seriously injured and remains in critical condition in hospital; officers intervened to stop an angry crowd from lynching Joseph. Investigations are ongoing, and Commissioner of Police Audu Garba Bosso urged residents to remain calm and avoid sharing unverified accounts.