5th May, 2024
Contrary the social media reports, the Nigeria Police Command, has denied that Bishop Uka Uka Osim of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, his wife, and son were kidnapped in Abia.
The Commissioner of Police, Abia State, CP Kenechukwu Onwuemelie, said this in a statement released on Sunday, and signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Moureen Chinaka.
The statement said the abduction did not take place in Abia but Anambra State.
The statement said: ”The Abia State Police Command wishes to unequivocally refute misleading online reports alleging that gunmen on Wednesday, 01/05/2024, abducted an Archbishop of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, Uka Uka Osim, in Abia State.
“On Saturday 04/05/2024, some online reports had quoted one Bishop Dennis Onuoha of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, as having stated that Archbishop Osim, his wife, son, and three other priests of the religious group were kidnapped in Abia while on their way to Anambra State.
“Abia State Police Command has investigated the story, and contacted Bishop Dennis Onuoha, who denied stating that the incident occurred in Abia State. The Bishop confirmed that the kidnapping incident did not occur in Abia but rather in Awka, Anambra State, on Wednesday 1 May 2024.”