By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old suspect allegedly linked to the abduction and rape of a young woman in Awka, the Anambra State capital, and also recovered a locally-fabricated pistol and live ammunition from him. The suspect, identified as Okechukwu Chinweko, popularly known as “Bullet,” was arrested…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has cautioned members of the public against obstructive and provocative video-recording of police officers while carrying out lawful duties, warning that such actions could undermine security operations and compromise public safety. The Command gave the warning in a statement issued on Monday by the Police…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a domestic staff member alleged to have masterminded the gruesome murder of his employer, a Pentecostal Bishop based in Asaba, Delta State, before allegedly fleeing with the cleric’s Toyota Prado Jeep to Anambra State in an attempt to sell it. The suspect, whose…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded a series of major breakthroughs in its ongoing offensive against criminality in the state, including the killing of two suspected kidnappers, rescue of kidnapped victims, busting of a child trafficking syndicate, arrest of cult-related suspects, and recovery of sophisticated arms and ammunition. The…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has reacted to the controversial death of an 80-year-old man, Mr. Paul Onwualu, who reportedly died after an alleged brutal assault by some Police officers said to have stormed his residence in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state over an ongoing Igweship…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have again recorded another major breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown on violent criminal gangs in the state, following the recovery of sophisticated firearms, explosive devices, and large cache of ammunition from a suspected criminal hideout in a forest in Owerre-Ezukala, Orumba South Local…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Actions and reactions have continued to trail the cruelty of two ladies who were seen in a viral video brutally assaulting a teenage girl in Umueri, Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State. The incident, which reportedly happened in recent days, has drawn intense public condemnation following the surfacing of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has moved to prosecute five suspects over a series of reported sexual and child abuse cases recorded across the state within the month of April, including that of a father accused of repeatedly violating his daughter over a period of years. The Command said it…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on violent crime, with the arrest of a suspected notorious cultist and kidnapper who confessed to multiple killings and abductions within the state. This was made known in a press statement issued on Wednesday by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of two suspects over the gruesome killing of three members of the same family in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, in what has been described as a fatal fallout of a family dispute. This was disclosed in…
