Ex-Super Eagles Star, Emmanuel Emenike, Cries Out Over Invasion In His Hospital

Former Super Eagles star Emmanuel Emenike is upset with the Imo State government and the Nigerian Police Force. Taking to his verified Instagram handle, he shared videos and his views on a recent incident at his hospital in Imo State.

The football star stated that law enforcement agents invaded his hospital, disrupted activities and apprehended some of his staff members.

In one of his posts, while calling the attention of the governor of the state, Hope Uzodinma, the Nigerian Police Force, as well as the Imo State Police Command, he noted that a hospital should be a place of care and safety, not a scene of violence.

In the video the football star shared online, some armed men in uniform arrested his staff. In his post, he wrote, “A HOSPITAL MUST BE A PLACE OF CARE AND SAFETY—NOT A SCENE OF VIOLENCE.

Emenike Hospital has reported that individuals said to be from an Imo State waste-management agency, after an earlier invasion of the officers of the police force on the order of the DPO Owerri, Urban Division on 25th September, 2026, entered its premises, assaulted staff and patients, and took away the hospital administrator and cashier. The hospital also alleges that armed police officers from Oji Police Station were involved. These claims require an urgent, impartial investigation.”

Emenike urged the government to do the following, “I call on the Imo State Government, the Nigeria Police Force and the relevant oversight authorities to:

a) Establish what happened and identify everyone involved

b) Release the administrator and cashier wrongly detained after brutalising them at the Oji Police Station.

c) Ensure anyone injured receives medical care and that witnesses can report safely.

d) Preserve and review available CCTV, incident records and other evidence.

e) Take appropriate action against the official or agency for unlawful acts.

No enforcement operation should endanger patients, disrupt emergency care or use violence against hospital staff. Public institutions must act within the law, and allegations of abuse must be investigated transparently.”

He further reminded the government that he had been a good ambassador of the nation, winning trophies, especially the Africa Cup of Nations, as well as playing on international pitches.

Emenike noted that he decided to build the hospital in his community for a place where people could seek care, find comfort, and hold on to hope.

He said, “After representing my dear country on the international stage, playing in Europe and celebrating the trophy of winning the Africa Cup of Nations, I chose to bring my experience and success home to Imo State.

“I invested in my community and built a hospital—a place where people could seek care, find comfort and hold on to hope. It was a gesture of faith in my people and a commitment to helping my home state thrive.

“That is why the reports of what happened today, 21st October, 2026, at Emenike Hospital are so painful. A place built to care for people should never become a place where patients are afraid, and staff are left feeling unsafe.

“We call on the hospital community to receive the protection and support it needs. Imo State deserves investment. Its people deserve safety. And every hospital should remain a place of care and hope.”