{"id":20696,"date":"2026-10-04T08:23:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T08:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phmundial.com\/?p=20696"},"modified":"2026-10-04T08:23:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T08:23:15","slug":"disu-intensifies-search-for-abducted-corps-members-deploys-dig-two-cps-to-imo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/2026\/10\/04\/disu-intensifies-search-for-abducted-corps-members-deploys-dig-two-cps-to-imo\/","title":{"rendered":"Disu\u00a0Intensifies\u00a0Search\u00a0for\u00a0Abducted\u00a0Corps\u00a0Members,\u00a0Deploys\u00a0DIG,\u00a0two\u00a0CPs\u00a0to\u00a0Imo\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>By\u00a0Paul\u00a0Williams\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;Inspector-General&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police,&nbsp;Olatunji&nbsp;Disu,&nbsp;has&nbsp;deployed&nbsp;the&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;Inspector-General&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police&nbsp;in&nbsp;charge&nbsp;of&nbsp;Operations,&nbsp;Shehu&nbsp;Umar&nbsp;Nadada,&nbsp;to&nbsp;coordinate&nbsp;the&nbsp;ongoing&nbsp;search-and-rescue&nbsp;mission&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;prospective&nbsp;NYSC&nbsp;corps&nbsp;members&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;passengers&nbsp;abducted&nbsp;along&nbsp;the&nbsp;Owerri-Onitsha&nbsp;Road,&nbsp;Umunoha,&nbsp;on&nbsp;October&nbsp;1,&nbsp;2026.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Force&nbsp;Public&nbsp;Relations&nbsp;Officer,&nbsp;CSP&nbsp;Anietie&nbsp;Iniedu,&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;DIG&nbsp;Operations&nbsp;arrived&nbsp;Imo&nbsp;State&nbsp;with&nbsp;two&nbsp;Commissioners&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police&nbsp;and&nbsp;\u201cconducted&nbsp;an&nbsp;on-the-spot&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;situation&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;ongoing&nbsp;search-and-rescue&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;command&nbsp;CP.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe&nbsp;also&nbsp;reviewed&nbsp;the&nbsp;operational&nbsp;strategies,&nbsp;deployment&nbsp;of&nbsp;personnel&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;operational&nbsp;assets,&nbsp;and&nbsp;provided&nbsp;further&nbsp;directives&nbsp;to&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;the&nbsp;coordinated&nbsp;response,\u201d&nbsp;he&nbsp;said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;was&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;the&nbsp;Commissioner&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police,&nbsp;Imo&nbsp;State&nbsp;Command,&nbsp;Audu&nbsp;Garba&nbsp;Bosso;&nbsp;the&nbsp;Commissioner&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police,&nbsp;Federal&nbsp;Operations,&nbsp;Akpan&nbsp;Anifiok;&nbsp;the&nbsp;Commissioner&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police&nbsp;in&nbsp;charge&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Police&nbsp;Mobile&nbsp;Force;&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;other&nbsp;Service&nbsp;commanders&nbsp;and&nbsp;members&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;management&nbsp;team&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Imo&nbsp;State&nbsp;Police&nbsp;Command.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iniedu&nbsp;added&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;search-and-rescue&nbsp;operation&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;further&nbsp;intensified,&nbsp;with&nbsp;additional&nbsp;deployments&nbsp;of&nbsp;tactical&nbsp;teams&nbsp;and&nbsp;operational&nbsp;assets&nbsp;across&nbsp;identified&nbsp;areas,&nbsp;backed&nbsp;by&nbsp;intelligence-led&nbsp;tracking&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;suspects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe&nbsp;Police&nbsp;are&nbsp;working&nbsp;in&nbsp;close&nbsp;coordination&nbsp;with&nbsp;sister&nbsp;security&nbsp;agencies&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;the&nbsp;safe&nbsp;rescue&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;abducted&nbsp;persons&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;apprehension&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;perpetrators,\u201d&nbsp;he&nbsp;said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;DIG&nbsp;Operations,&nbsp;Shehu&nbsp;Umar&nbsp;Nadada,&nbsp;assured&nbsp;members&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;public&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;Nigeria&nbsp;Police&nbsp;Force&nbsp;is&nbsp;committed&nbsp;to&nbsp;securing&nbsp;the&nbsp;safe&nbsp;rescue&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;20&nbsp;abducted&nbsp;persons&nbsp;and&nbsp;will&nbsp;sustain&nbsp;the&nbsp;operation&nbsp;until&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission&nbsp;is&nbsp;successfully&nbsp;concluded.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He&nbsp;urged&nbsp;members&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;public&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;media&nbsp;to&nbsp;remain&nbsp;calm&nbsp;and&nbsp;vigilant&nbsp;and&nbsp;encouraged&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;with&nbsp;credible&nbsp;information&nbsp;that&nbsp;could&nbsp;assist&nbsp;the&nbsp;operation&nbsp;to&nbsp;promptly&nbsp;contact&nbsp;the&nbsp;Police&nbsp;or&nbsp;the&nbsp;nearest&nbsp;security&nbsp;formation,&nbsp;adding&nbsp;that&nbsp;all&nbsp;information&nbsp;received&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;treated&nbsp;with&nbsp;strict&nbsp;confidentiality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iniedu&nbsp;said&nbsp;updates&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;issued&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;operation&nbsp;progresses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Paul\u00a0Williams\u00a0\u00a0 The&nbsp;Inspector-General&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police,&nbsp;Olatunji&nbsp;Disu,&nbsp;has&nbsp;deployed&nbsp;the&nbsp;Deputy&nbsp;Inspector-General&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police&nbsp;in&nbsp;charge&nbsp;of&nbsp;Operations,&nbsp;Shehu&nbsp;Umar&nbsp;Nadada,&nbsp;to&nbsp;coordinate&nbsp;the&nbsp;ongoing&nbsp;search-and-rescue&nbsp;mission&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;prospective&nbsp;NYSC&nbsp;corps&nbsp;members&nbsp;and&nbsp;other&nbsp;passengers&nbsp;abducted&nbsp;along&nbsp;the&nbsp;Owerri-Onitsha&nbsp;Road,&nbsp;Umunoha,&nbsp;on&nbsp;October&nbsp;1,&nbsp;2026.&nbsp; Force&nbsp;Public&nbsp;Relations&nbsp;Officer,&nbsp;CSP&nbsp;Anietie&nbsp;Iniedu,&nbsp;said&nbsp;the&nbsp;DIG&nbsp;Operations&nbsp;arrived&nbsp;Imo&nbsp;State&nbsp;with&nbsp;two&nbsp;Commissioners&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police&nbsp;and&nbsp;\u201cconducted&nbsp;an&nbsp;on-the-spot&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;situation&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;ongoing&nbsp;search-and-rescue&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;command&nbsp;CP.&nbsp; \u201cHe&nbsp;also&nbsp;reviewed&nbsp;the&nbsp;operational&nbsp;strategies,&nbsp;deployment&nbsp;of&nbsp;personnel&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;operational&nbsp;assets,&nbsp;and&nbsp;provided&nbsp;further&nbsp;directives&nbsp;to&nbsp;strengthen&nbsp;the&nbsp;coordinated&nbsp;response,\u201d&nbsp;he&nbsp;said.&nbsp; The&nbsp;assessment&nbsp;was&nbsp;conducted&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;the&nbsp;Commissioner&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police,&nbsp;Imo&nbsp;State&nbsp;Command,&nbsp;Audu&nbsp;Garba&nbsp;Bosso;&nbsp;the&nbsp;Commissioner&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police,&nbsp;Federal&nbsp;Operations,&nbsp;Akpan&nbsp;Anifiok;&nbsp;the&nbsp;Commissioner&nbsp;of&nbsp;Police&nbsp;in&nbsp;charge&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Police&nbsp;Mobile&nbsp;Force;&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;other&nbsp;Service&nbsp;commanders&nbsp;and&nbsp;members&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;management&nbsp;team&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;Imo&nbsp;State&nbsp;Police&nbsp;Command.&nbsp; Iniedu&nbsp;added&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;search-and-rescue&nbsp;operation&nbsp;has&nbsp;been&nbsp;further&nbsp;intensified,&nbsp;with&nbsp;additional&nbsp;deployments&nbsp;of&nbsp;tactical&nbsp;teams&nbsp;and&nbsp;operational&nbsp;assets&nbsp;across&nbsp;identified&nbsp;areas,&nbsp;backed&nbsp;by&nbsp;intelligence-led&nbsp;tracking&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;suspects.&nbsp; \u201cThe&nbsp;Police&nbsp;are&nbsp;working&nbsp;in&nbsp;close&nbsp;coordination&nbsp;with&nbsp;sister&nbsp;security&nbsp;agencies&nbsp;to&nbsp;ensure&nbsp;the&nbsp;safe&nbsp;rescue&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;abducted&nbsp;persons&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;apprehension&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;perpetrators,\u201d&nbsp;he&nbsp;said.&nbsp; The&nbsp;DIG&nbsp;Operations,&nbsp;Shehu&nbsp;Umar&nbsp;Nadada,&nbsp;assured&nbsp;members&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;public&nbsp;that&nbsp;the&nbsp;Nigeria&nbsp;Police&nbsp;Force&nbsp;is&nbsp;committed&nbsp;to&nbsp;securing&nbsp;the&nbsp;safe&nbsp;rescue&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;20&nbsp;abducted&nbsp;persons&nbsp;and&nbsp;will&nbsp;sustain&nbsp;the&nbsp;operation&nbsp;until&nbsp;the&nbsp;mission&nbsp;is&nbsp;successfully&nbsp;concluded.&nbsp; He&nbsp;urged&nbsp;members&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;public&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;media&nbsp;to&nbsp;remain&nbsp;calm&nbsp;and&nbsp;vigilant&nbsp;and&nbsp;encouraged&nbsp;anyone&nbsp;with&nbsp;credible&nbsp;information&nbsp;that&nbsp;could&nbsp;assist&nbsp;the&nbsp;operation&nbsp;to&nbsp;promptly&nbsp;contact&nbsp;the&nbsp;Police&nbsp;or&nbsp;the&nbsp;nearest&nbsp;security&nbsp;formation,&nbsp;adding&nbsp;that&nbsp;all&nbsp;information&nbsp;received&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;treated&nbsp;with&nbsp;strict&nbsp;confidentiality.&nbsp; Iniedu&nbsp;said&nbsp;updates&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;issued&nbsp;as&nbsp;the&nbsp;operation&nbsp;progresses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20698,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,34,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","category-headlines","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20696\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deepstrataenergy.com\/phmundial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}