By Izunna Okafor, Awka An officer of the recently-launched security operatives in Anambra State, Agụnechemba (popularly known as Operation Udo Ga-Achị) has reportedly gunned down a 12-year-old boy in Anambra State, adding to the list of “unjustifiable killings” by the operatives since its launch in March this year. The incident reportedly occurred on the Democracy…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has ordered the detention of three police inspectors over allegations of corruption and professional misconduct. The directive was handed down by the State’s Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, who also ordered the immediate commencement of internal disciplinary proceedings against the officers in line with…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Yet-to-be-identified gunmen have assassinated a popular beer parlour owner in Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. The victim, the CEO of Legit Wine & Dine was allegedly shot dead over the weekend opposite Glamour Pizza, near Federal Polytechnic Oko in Anambra State. According to a video from the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka One person has lost his life, while a would-have-been heavy fire outbreak was averted in Anambra State on Sunday by the operatives of the State Fire Service, following another crash involving a petrol tanker, and their prompt intervention at the scene. The incident happened at Umuike Echem village, Nnobi, close to…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Security surveillance and patrols have been intensified in Umunze, Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, following a deadly pre-dawn assault by armed assailants who launched a coordinated attack on the local vigilante office in the community, resulting in loss of lives and destruction of property. According to a…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has made another significant progress in its ongoing efforts to dismantle criminal syndicates in the state, as operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS) recovered dangerous weapons and incriminating materials linked to a suspected kidnap and murder gang. According to a press release issued by…
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…
