The Imo State Police Command has announced that five men will soon be arraigned for the violent assault of 55-year-old Mrs. Ndidiamaka Agu, which occurred in Emekuku, Owerri North Local Government Area.
Police spokesperson DSP Henry Okoye disclosed the development on Monday in Owerri.
He stated that the Commissioner of Police, Aboki Danjuma, had on November 3, 2025, ordered an immediate investigation after a disturbing video of the assault surfaced online.
According to Okoye, five of the six suspects captured in the viral footage have been arrested, while efforts are ongoing to track down the sixth suspect, who remains at large.
The arrested individuals were identified as: Onyekachi Njoku, 40, Chiazor Osuji, 45, Chukwuma Iwuala, 46, Eugene Njoku and Njoku Emmanuel, 35.
All five are from Uboegbelu, Emekuku.
The viral video shows the men repeatedly attacking Mrs. Agu despite a woman at the scene urging them to stop.
The suspects also attempted to assault the woman recording the incident and reportedly tried to forcefully enter her home.
Okoye said the police acted swiftly in line with the CP’s directive, leading to the arrest of the suspects by operatives of the X-Squad Unit.
He confirmed that the arrested men had confessed to participating in the assault.
He stated: “The Imo State Police Command wishes to provide an update on the investigation ordered by the Commissioner of Police, CP Aboki Danjuma, into the viral video showing Mrs.”
“Agu Ndididamaka being assaulted in Emekuku, Owerri North LGA. In furtherance of the CP’s directive for swift action, operatives of the X-Squad Unit have arrested five suspects linked to the barbaric assault.”
“The arrested suspects are: Onyekachi Njoku, 40 years ‘m’; Chiazor Osuji, 45 years ‘m’; Chukwuma Iwuala, 46 years ‘m’; Eugene Njoku, ‘m’; and Njoku Emmanuel, 35 years ‘m’, who all hail from Uboegbelu in Emekuku in Owerri North LGA.”
“All five suspects have made confessional statements admitting their roles in the attack. Meanwhile, the sixth suspect, identified as Onyedikachi Njoku, is still at large, and operatives are intensifying efforts to apprehend him.”
The state Commissioner of Police condemned the attack, warning that intimidation or retaliation against citizens who assist the police will not be tolerated.
A source who spoke anonymously revealed that Mrs. Agu had recently assisted police investigators in a matter involving the suspects, prompting them to invade her home and beat her “to a pulp.”
