By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have arrested four suspected members of a criminal gang allegedly terrorizing residents of Aguleri and its environs with armed robbery and kidnapping, among other crimes. The suspects, all males between the ages of 22 and 40, were nabbed by officers attached to the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The gallant officers of the Operation Udo Ga-Achị security outfit have reportedly dismantled another notorious camp of gunmen and other criminal elements terrorizing Anambra State with their notorious activities. The raid and camp clearance, which happened at the Achalla Camp in Awka North Local Government Area of the state, reportedly followed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, over the weekend, erupted into turmoil as angry residents and village representatives staged a mass protest against their President-General, Hon. Chukwuebuka Onuorah, accusing him of land grabbing, high-handedness, intimidation, general abuse of office, and gross violation of the community’s constitution….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than two separate buildings have collapsed in different cities of Anambra State within a space of 24 hours, with one person confirmed dead so far, while yet-to-be identified number of persons sustained different degrees of injuries. While the first incident occured early Wednesday morning in the quiet neighbourhood…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of one Okwuchukwu Ezimuo, aged 45, over the alleged killing of his relative during a family land dispute in Awka-Etiti, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra State. This was contained in a press statement issued on Wednesday by the Command’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it had taken custody of a man, Samuel Ekezie (aged 38 years), from the 302 Artillery Regiment, Nigerian Army, Onitsha, after he allegedly staged his own kidnapping to extort money from his family. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers and recovered a tricycle just few hours after it was stolen from a commercial operator at Isuaniocha Bridge in Awka South Local Local Government Area of the state. SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the State Police Public Relations Officer, , confirmed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has sternly warned the residents of the state against engaging in trial by ordeal, describing the practice as illegal, inhuman, and punishable under Nigerian law. In a public advisory signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, and released on Monday, September 22,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded yet another breakthrough in its ongoing fight against violent crimes, with the arrest of a suspected armed robber who has been on the Command’s wanted list. The suspect, identified as 34-year-old Kingsley Eze, was apprehended by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS),…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has debunked a trending video circulating on social media which falsely claims that a senior police officer is aiding kidnapping and other violent crimes in the state. In a statement issued on Friday, September 19, 2025, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the…
