The Anambra State Police Command operatives attached to the Ekwulobia Divisional Police Station on 11th April 2025 by 1.40pm arrested one Nnamdi Anyaji aged 49 years of Amudo Village, Ekwulobia who attempted to take his own life after killing his mother Mrs Dorathy Anyaji aged 68 years. ‘which items was recovered from him.
According to a statement released on Sunday by the command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, “squabble started when the suspect accused the deceased of being dishonest about the money realised from a cassava business
“Meanwhile, the suspect is in the police custody and under close monitoring so as not to commit suicide and would be charged to court after the investigation.
“Also, the Police Operatives attached to the Special Anti-Cultism Squad Enugu-Ukwu in the early hours of the same date acting on credible information raided a criminal drugs camp at Umuokpala Village in Orumba North LGA, arrested 12 suspects selling and taking hard drugs, recovered some sizeable quantity of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, illicit drugs and other implicating items.
Giving a breakdown of the arrest, the police spokesperson revealed that the breakthrough in the investigation listed name of suspects. They are as fellows:-
Ifeanyi Bernard, Emmanuel Ugwu, Thankgod Kelechi, Umeh Chidera, Aguiyi Onyeka, Onyeka Martin, Festus Ihezie, Chibundu Nicholas, Solomon Obiefule, Chibundu Daniel, Neke Shedrack and Nwazufu Kingsley all males and within the age bracket of 20 – 29 years. They have been handed over to Operatives of Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for necessary action.
Concerned citizens have also renewed their call for increased neighborhood surveillance, stronger community policing, and value reorientation to stem the rising tide of moral decay, especially among young people in rural areas.
