Aftermath of Death of Two in Owerri, Imo Govt Suspends ENTRACO

Following ugly trends trailing the activities of ENTRACO, an agency in the Imo State involved in certain charges in Owerri, state capital, the state governor Senator Hope Uzodimma has suspended their activities.

It would be recalled that apart from the destruction of a market in Toronto, area of Urrata in Owerri North LGA which saw traders sacked with force and their shops pulled down including casualties arising from gun shots, Trumpeta wad informed that two persons died on Monday linked to the ENTRACO personnel.

In a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Oguwike Nwachukwu , the agency has been suspended.

The statement from the governor reads;

“Governor Hope Uzodimma has suspended all activities connected to the operations of Imo State Environmental Transformation Commission (ENTRACO) till further notice.

“He did on Monday, November 10, 2025, following report of an incident that occurred in Owerri, linked to ENTRACO operations, which claimed the life of a person and left another in critical situation in the hospital.

“Governor Uzodimma said he was not unmindful of other recent ugly incidents where the mode of operations of ENTRACO was brought to question by members of the public.

“However, the Governor warned that immediate suspension of ENTRACO operations is not a license for members of the public to take traffic, environmental, and other laws into their hands as those found to be in violation of such laws will pay dearly for it”