By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the killing of the President General of Ogidi Community, Chief Ikwuka Okoye, and one other person by yet-to-be-identified gunmen, describing the incident as tragic and unacceptable. The attack is coming barely eight months after unidentified gunmen brvtally mvrdered the President General of Aguleri Community…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it had arrested a 29-year-old woman, Mrs. Edeh Osinachi, over the alleged physical abuse of a 17-year-old girl in Awka, the capital city of the state. The arrest, it was gathered, followed the timely intervention of school authorities and the State Ministry of Education….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What was meant to be a moment of celebration and joyful preparations for a wedding ceremony has turned into a period of deep mourning and preparations for burial ceremony in Ekwulumili, Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, following the sudden de@th of a 24-year-old lady, Miss Kosisochukwu Emmanuella…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A visibly agitated young man may face arrest soon following what has been described as his unwarranted outburst, vulgarity and media bullying against the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, over the recent temporary closure of the Onitsha Main Market as part of the state government’s renewed clampdown on the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recovered a suspected stolen vehicle with bl00d stains and arrested four suspected cultists during separate security operations, all in Nkpor, Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. According to a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested two female suspects in connection with the reported disappearance of a 16-year-old girl, Miss Oluebube Chukwuma, in Ozubulu, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of the state. Confirming this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer for…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The social media space was agog during the week following the emergence of a Close-Circuit Television (CCTV) footage that exposed a well-organized and coordinated robbery operation in part of Awka, the Anambra State capital. The eye-opening incident, which reportedly occurred around the ever-busy Kwata Junction axis of the city, was captured…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of ten suspects in connection with an alleged case of arson and malicious damage to property in Awka, the state capital, while also refuting claims that the incident was linked to a land dispute involving Agbana Ifite community. The clarification was…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded another operational success in its fight against crime, following the rescue of a Nigerian citizen based in South Africa who was kidnapped in Enugu State. The victim, it was gathered, was rescued following a police-led joint security operation in Isulo, Orumba South Local…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Two suspected armed criminals have been gunned down, following a prolonged and fierce gun battle between operatives of the Anambra State Police Command and a notorious gang in the state. The two-hour gun battle, which happened in the early hours of Wednesday, January 14, occurred at the every-busy Enugwu-Agidi Junction…
