Category: CRIME

By Izunna Okafor, Awka Controversial social media influencer, Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan, has accused key figures in government, including Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, of complicity in the death of the late Mr. Ifesinachi Onyekere (popularly known as Fish Magnet) who was recently abducted and gruesomely murdered by yet-to-be-identified gunmen…

By Izunna Okafor, Awka It was a moment of sorrow and regrets at Nibo in Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra State over the weekend as a young man horribly died of electrocution after a high-tension wire reportedly cut and fell on him. The incident reportedly happened when the victim, who is said to…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka What could be best described as pandemonium erupted in Awka, the Anambra State capital, over the week, following a controversial eviction exercise allegedly carried out by the Catholic Diocese of Awka with the backing of a court order, which left tenants devastated and counting losses running into tens of millions…

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has successfully apprehended a wanted suspected kidnapper, John Chinagorom, in collaboration with the Kaduna State Police Command. The Anambra State Police Spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the arrest in a press statement issued on Saturday, August 2, in which he revealed that the arrested suspect had…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the gunmen behind the abduction and gruesome killing of Mr. Ifesinachi Onyekere, an Awka-based fish dealer, popularly known as “Fish Magnet”, who was kidnapped in the state on Sunday, July 27, and was later found dead According to a press…

By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command says it has arrested a 24-year-old female suspect, identified as Somtochukwu Nwafor, in connection with the gruesome killing and selling of body parts of a pregnant nurse whose mutilated body was recently discovered dumped inside a soakaway pit in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the…

  By Izunna Okafor, Awka A traditional marriage ceremony that would have taken place on August 2nd has been cancelled just few days to the date, following a shocking discovery by the groom that his bride-to-be, one was in an “active sexual relationship” with her reverend father. The cancellation, which was announced over the weekend…

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…