By Izunna Okafor, Awka A Magistrate’s Court in Anambra State has remanded a couple, Mr. Chukwudi Chukwuyere, 40, and his wife, Mrs. Chisom Chukwuyere, 30, in a correctional centre over the alleged abuse of a 10-year-old boy in Isiowulu community, as the police continue efforts to ensure justice for the victim. The development was…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a man and his wife following the discovery of the lifeless bodies of their twin infants inside a drainage channel in Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state. The incident, which has triggered off a chain of reactions on social media, was…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have thwarted an alleged attempt by a 21-year-old woman to sell her newborn baby in Igbariam, Anambra East Local Government Area, rescuing both mother and child and reuniting them with their family. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has sustained its ongoing offensive against criminal activities across the state with the arrest of three suspects over alleged armed robbery, drug peddling and cult-related activities, alongside the recovery of a locally-made firearm, live ammunition, illicit drugs and other incriminating items. The development was disclosed…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has expressed deep concern over what he described as the growing moral decline and social challenges confronting young people, following the untimely death of a 25-year-old female student in Onitsha and the circumstances surrounding her demise. The reaction came as the State…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has rescued a 15-year-old heavily pregnant girl believed to have been subjected to repeated sexual exploitation by multiple adult males, following a coordinated raid targeting suspected users of crystal methamphetamine, popularly known as Mkpụrụ Mmiri, in Achalla, Awka North Local Government Area of the state….
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has ordered an accelerated and thorough investigation into the suspected murder of a 23-year-old female student whose lifeless body was discovered at her residence in Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The directive was disclosed in a…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has cracked a three-month-old murder case involving the death of a 33-year-old woman in Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area, with the arrest of two suspects allegedly linked to the gruesome crime. The breakthrough, according to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, followed months…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has commenced a statewide enforcement exercise against the use of unregistered vehicles and concealed, defaced or altered number plates, warning motorists to comply with extant laws or risk appropriate sanctions. The development was contained in a press statement issued on Tuesday by the Police Public…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspected producers of adulterated alcoholic beverages and uncovered an illegal factory where counterfeit drinks and hazardous chemicals were allegedly being used to manufacture fake products for unsuspecting consumers. The Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga announced this in a…
