Imo:Witch Cries At Night,Baby Dies In The Morning, You Don’t Need To Ask Who Killed The Baby—Opurozor

The political friction surrounding the Imo West senatorial ticket has escalated into a broader debate regarding alleged external political interference in Southeast Nigeria.

Speaking in an interview on Arise News, on Saturday October 31, 2026, Collins Opurozor, the Special Adviser to Governor Hope Uzodimma on Electronic and Creative Media, addressed questions regarding forces behind former governor Rochas Okorocha’s political maneuvering. Using a stark local proverb, Opurozor pointed to hidden orchestration behind the political crises in the state:

“If The witch cries at night and the baby dies in the morning. You don’t need to ask who killed the baby.”

Expanding on his claims, Opurozor accused an external figure of treating the Southeast region as a personal domain of influence:

“There is a political overlord [Wike], a wannabe political overlord who has seen the southeast as his playing ground and it did not start today.”

The comments follow an ongoing legal and political battle over the APC senatorial primary for Imo West, where a Federal High Court ruling declared Rochas Okorocha the winner—a decision strongly rejected by Governor Hope Uzodimma’s camp and the state APC leadership as legal teams review their next steps ahead of the 2027 elections.

Watch the video starting from 8:54 to 9:08

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