OPEN LETTER TO THE IMO STATE POLICE COMMAND
RULAAC: * OPEN LETTER TO THE IMO STATE POLICE COMMAND* March 1, 2026 *Save Our Students and Young People from Police Predatory Practices* The Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre Rulaac (RULAAC) writes with deep concern over renewed reports of harassment, arbitrary arrests, and extortion of students and young people in Imo State, particularly around the vicinity of Federal Polytechnic Nekede, Owerri. Last Friday, while attending a burial in Mbaise, our Executive Director later visited a relaxation spot within the Nekede Polytechnic axis. What should have been a calm evening quickly turned into chaos as young boys and girls ran helter-skelter following the arrival of police officers reportedly conducting what has now become a “routine” operation - targeting students for arrest and search. Students who spoke with us described a disturbing pattern: random stop-and-search operations; intrusive searches of handbags belonging to female students; unlawful ins...