Category: CRIME

By Izunna Okafor, Awka In furtherance of the ongoing fight against crime in Anambra State, the Anambra Vigilante Security Operatives, popularly known as Agụnaechemba and Udo Ga-Achị, have apprehended a notorious native doctor allegedly responsible for preparing charms and fortifications for kidnappers and armed robbers operating within the state. The latest success, which further reinforces…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka In another major breakthrough, operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have successfully rescued two children who were declared missing nine months ago, following a painstaking and intelligence-driven investigation that spanned multiple states across Nigeria. The Police Public Relations Officer, SP Toochukwu Ikenga, who announced this in a statement issued…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be described as ugly news has trailed the forthcoming November 8 Anambra State governorship election following the abduction of three officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and several other passengers by armed men along the Aloma axis of Kogi State, which shares boundary with Benue State….

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has commenced a thorough investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the death of a 17-year-old apprentice, Master Chikamso Ejiofor, who was reportedly found lifeless in a compound at Umuzocha, Awka, following reports that he had earlier been threatened after exposing theft in Eke Awka market….

By Izunna Okafor, Awka Information reaching our report desk has it that some officials of the Anambra Road Traffic Management Agency (ARTMA), on Thursday, caused a fatal accident that resulted in the de@th of one person in Nnewi, in the process of discharging their function. Although the details of the incident are still sketchy, it…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka Tragedy struck again in Onitsha, Anambra State, on Thursday morning, when a trailer fell on a fully-loaded tricycle, killing two persons on the spot. The fatal crash, which occurred around 8:20 a.m. along the ever-busy Upper Iweka axis of the Owerri–Onitsha Road, involved a tricycle (Keke) and a trailer, both…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arraigned three men for engaging in acts of homosexuality described in law as unnatural offences, contrary to the provisions of the Criminal Code Act. According to a statement issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded yet another major breakthrough in its sustained fight against crime, as operatives attached to Nnobi Division under Ogidi Area Command, in collaboration with the Awka-Etiti Vigilante Group, arrested a notorious motorcycle robbery suspect and two receivers of stolen motorcycles in the early hours…