By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than two persons were shot dead while one other was hospitalized on Tuesday in Anambra community, following a land dispute that ensued between original owners and a suspected gang of land grabbers. The bloody violence happened at Okpuno-Okochi in Okpuno Village, Awka South Local Government Area of the State,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Over the past few days, there has been a wave of arrests and significant breakthrough in Anambra State’s intensified security operations, as suspects linked to recent violent attacks, illegal arm smuggling, and other criminal activities have been arrested across different parts of the state, with various arms, live cartridges, vehicles,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has revealed that the Command under his watch has arrested over 200 suspected kidnappers and rescued more than 30 victims in the last three months. CP Orutugu disclosed this on Monday during a live television interview on Africa Independent Television’s…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what could be described as a satirical twist to one of Nigeria’s most infamous corruption scandals, a popular Anambra-based comedian and public service announcer, MC Aiza Nwosu, popularly known as Aiza Awka, claims to have finally captured the “strange snake” that allegedly swallowed ₦36 million from the Joint Admissions…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects linked to the kidnap and cold-blooded murder of a female bank manager in Onitsha earlier this year, a case that shocked many across the state and beyond. According to a press statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In a major clampdown on illicit drug activities and other crimes, the Anambra State Police Command has dismantled a drug trafficking network in Isuaniocha, Awka North Local Government Area, leading to the arrest of six suspects, including a female drug dealer, and the recovery of a significant quantity of dried…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In yet another bold stride in its relentless war against criminality in Anambra State, the Police Command has apprehended a member of a notorious armed robbery and motorcycle-snatching syndicate terrorizing parts of Nnewi, leading to the recovery of a stolen motorcycle and a dangerous weapon. The arrest was carried out…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what appears to be a significant breakthrough in the ongoing battle against insecurity in Anambra State, operatives of the Joint Security Team have uncovered and dismantled a local bomb factory at Isseke, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. The successful raid, which took place on over the weekend,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka In what could be described as both shocking and thought-provoking, a little boy from Umunze in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State has found himself in Ghana, after allegedly sneaking into a truck loaded with onions from Lagos without the driver’s knowledge. The strange and startling story, the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Residents and passersby around the Agu Awka axis of the Anambra State capital were thrown into panic late Saturday night following yet another gas-related fire incident involving a fallen cooking gas tanker that suddenly went up in flames. The incident, which occurred in the late hours of the day, saw…
