By Izunna Okafor, Awka A pregnant nurse has been reportedly murdered by a man identified as Chiemelie Oborji, also known as Obitex, in what many believe to be a ritual killing. The incident happened in Umueri Village, Ogbunike, in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State, where the suspect was also said to have attempted…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recorded another major breakthrough in its fight against human trafficking, following the arrest of a suspected female child trafficker and the rescue of no fewer than eleven children in Nnewi. The development, which came as part of an intelligence-led operation carried out by officers…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 28-year-old student of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Miss Chinecherem Nwaokoye, alongside her 30-year-old boyfriend, for allegedly faking her own kidnap after watching a Nigerian movie. The arrest was disclosed in a statement issued on Monday by the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command said it has recorded fresh operational breakthroughs in its ongoing onslaught against criminal elements and criminal activities in the State. The Police Public Relations Officer, Anambra State Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday, in which he said…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A combined team of security operatives in Anambra State has demobilized a suspected gunman during a fierce gun battle in the state, while also rescuing a kidnap victim from the hands of the abductors. The incident, according to a press statement by the State’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have recovered two stolen vehicles—one in Obosi and the other in Asaba—barely hours after receiving actionable intelligence on their whereabouts. Confirming the development in a statement issued on Saturday, July 12, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has recovered yet another abandoned AK-47 rifle — this time, from the roof of a residential apartment under renovation in Ihuowele Ngo Village, Igbo-ukwu, Aguata Local Government Area of the state. The discovery, which occurred around 12:30pm on Thursday, July 11, was made possible through…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely two days after Tochi Martins Attah, a 300-level student of the Department of Microbiology at the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, slumped and died while playing football; the institution has been thrown into mourning aging, following the death of another promising student. The deceased, Miss Chioma Ajana Isabella, a 100-level…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In a follow-up to the recent attacks in Ekwulobia and Oko, the Anambra State Police Command has announced the recovery of another AK-47 rifle, further intensifying its clampdown on criminal elements threatening peace in the state. According to security update provided on Thursday by the Police Public Relations Officer of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka At least three persons have been confirmed dead and several weapons recovered, following multiple coordinated gunmen attacks that rocked parts of Aguata and Orumba North Local Government Areas of Anambra State in the early hours of Wednesday. The incidents, which occurred around the new Ekwulobia flyover and the Oko Divisional…
