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…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka After days of public tension and media buzz surrounding the alleged abduction of five wedding guests said to have gone missing in Anambra State en route to a wedding ceremony in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, new revelations have emerged, clarifying both their safety and the actual location of the incident….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Police authorities in Anambra State have launched a manhunt for the yet-to-be-identified gunmen who stormed a quiet household in Ihiala Local Government Area and brutally wiped out an entire family of four in a late-night attack that has left the entire community reeling in shock. The horrifying incident, which occurred…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has invited human rights activist and publisher, Mr. Harrison Gwamnishu, to appear before it and provide credible information regarding a widely circulated social media report he made concerning five persons alleged to have gone missing while transiting through Anambra State. The Command, in an official…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Youths of Awka, the capital city of Anambra State, under the umbrella of Okolo N’eche Obodo Awka (Awka Youth Council), have arrested a man accused of drinking his children’s blood after giving them mark. The arrest which occured on Wednesday, May 21, reportedly happened at Umukwa village, Awka, where the…
