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…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has announced the arrest of ten suspected cultists in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area, as its renewed crackdown on violent crimes and cult-related activities intensifies across the state. In a press statement issued on Thursday, September 18, 2025, by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 43-year-old man, identified as Patrick Ojele, for allegedly cultivating a concealed marijuana farm in Awka while disguising himself as a mentally unstable person. According to a press release issued on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of four suspected cultists during a violent clash in Nsugbe, Anambra East Local Government Area. The incident, which occurred on Tuesday morning, left one of the suspects hospitalized with machete injuries. According to a press statement issued on Wednesday by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has expressed serious concerns over rising cases of moral decadence among youths in the state, especially in the areas of cultism, drug abuse, and staged kidnappings, even as it announced the arrest of 54 suspects and recovery of several bags of illicit drugs in recent…
