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…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as tension gripped Ogidi community in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State on Thursday night following a bloody cult-related attack at a burial ceremony that left four people dead and no fewer than 15 others severely injured. According to reports and videos currently trending…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Security operatives at Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK), Awka, have arrested two suspected robbers who allegedly disguised themselves as scavengers to steal from the institution. This was contained in a statement issued by the School Management, in which it was revealed that the suspects, identified as Shehu Ibrahim and Sadiq Haruna,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA Brigade), Mr. Celestine Anere, has reacted to trending reports and videos alleging that operatives of the Brigade were responsible for the killing of four persons, including a pregnant woman, during a disturbance at Onitsha Main…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has uncovered and dismantled an illegal factory engaged in the production of fake and toxic drinks in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State. In a press statement issued on Sunday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said the operation was carried…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has stepped up security measures across the State, particularly in Awka, following credible intelligence reports of a planned clash between rival cult groups. Confirming this in a press statement issued to newsmen on Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, said operatives of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has continued to intensify its onslaught against criminal elements in the state, recording yet another success with the recovery of two suspected stolen vehicles in separate operations in Awka and Oba. According to a statement issued on Saturday by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP…
