The family of Nwachukwu Ikedi, the Labour Party (LP) Chairman for Obiangw in Ngor Okpala Local Government Area of lmo State, has raised the alarm over recent threats to their lives following information that a certain security agency in the country has declared him wanted and slammed a shoot-at-sight order on him.
Key Highlights
- LP chairman Nwachukwu Ikedi’s family raises alarm over alleged threats to his life.
- Family claims a security agency declared Ikedi wanted and issued a purported shoot-at-sight order.
- Ikedi, a supporter of Peter Obi, was reportedly arrested in 2023 and later went into hiding.
- His family alleges security operatives raided his Owerri residence and brutalised relatives.
- The alleged manhunt reportedly intensified after Ikedi participated in the 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests.
In a statement issued Thursday by his brother, Nwachukwu Chibuzor the family disclosed that they are seriously perturbed following renewed security operations at his residence in Owerri, since political activities resumed ahead of the 2027 general elections.
According to him, Ikedi, a diehard supporter of Peter Obi, since the 2023 elections, was arrested in February of 2023 and detained for months and has been on the run for his life and the family is worried about his safety in the face of the latest manhunt.
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He pointed out that the recent hunt for him may not be unconnected to the interest of the overzealous security operatives working for the ruling APC to determine whether Ikedi remains involved in sponsoring or supporting Obi’s political campaign through the NDC.
The statement alleged that security operatives raided Ikedi’s residence, while he was away from home and brutalized members of his family who were around during the raid.
“For fear of further extrajudicial action, Ikedi fled with his surviving family members to an undisclosed location, where they have lived in concealment,” a neighbour said.
Our reporter gathered that the security operatives also visited Ikedi’s home town, Umuolulu Obiangwu when they could not find him at his Owerri residence and subsequently declared him wanted.
The alleged shoot-at-sight order, though not officially confirmed by the police, has raised serious concerns about the safety of Ikedi and his family, as well as the treatment of individuals perceived to support opposition political movements in Nigeria.
