By Izunna Okafor, Awka Nigeria’s long-running legal saga involving the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, reached a dramatic climax on Thursday, as the Federal High Court in Abuja sentenced him to life imprisonment after convicting him on all seven terrorism-related counts. The courtroom proceedings, marked by tense exchanges, multiple…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The family of late Mrs. Chiamaka Isabel Okeke (née Okonkwo), the woman reportedly shot dead earlier this year by an operative of the Agụnechemba/Udo Ga-Achị security outfit at Ibeto Junction, Nnewi, has formally announced her burial arrangements. According to the obituary released by the families of Okeke and Okonkwo of…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Nine youths identified as members of various cult groups in Anambra State have publicly renounced their membership and sought forgiveness after voluntarily presenting themselves to the leadership of Agụnechemba Security Outfit in Awka. Their appearance followed the recent directive issued by Prince Ken Emeakayi, the Special Adviser to Governor Chukwuma Soludo…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Troops of the 3 Division Garrison/Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace have arrested a suspected notorious gunrunner in Plateau State, following a targeted security operation aimed at curbing the proliferation of illegal arms in the area. The development was disclosed in a press statement issued by the Media Information Officer…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Troops of the 3 Division Garrison/Joint Task Force Operation Enduring Peace have arrested a suspected notorious gunrunner in Plateau State, following a targeted security operation aimed at curbing the proliferation of illegal arms in the area. The development was disclosed in a press statement issued by the Media Information Officer…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 20-year-old man, Chigbo Umeugokwe of Umuezeiyi Village, Achina in Aguata Local Government Area, for allegedly abducting and defiling a 13-year-old girl and stealing N30,000 from her mother’s shop. His arrest followed a detailed investigation and a coordinated effort between operatives of the…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have smashed a notorious child-stealing and trafficking syndicate operating across Anambra, Enugu, and Lagos States, rescuing a three-year-old boy earlier declared missing and arresting six suspects connected to the crime. According to a statement issued on Sunday by the Police Public Relations Officer…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka An Anambra-based Anglican cleric has been reportedly hospitalized after some suspected government officials in charge of emblem enforcement reportedly gave him a hot chase that forced him into a bush where he reportedly crashed with his vehicle. The incident was said to have happened on Tuesday, November 4th and resulted in…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has launched a full-scale investigation following the reported abduction of a medical doctor in Uruagu, Nnewi, located in Nnewi North Local Government Area of the state. According to a statement issued by the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, on Friday,…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Fresh controversy has erupted in Anambra State as a coalition of aggrieved participants in the state government’s flagship empowerment initiative, 1 Youth 2 Skills, has accused the Commissioner for Youth Development, Mr. Patrick Agha Mba, of alleged manipulation, injustice, and exclusion of genuine beneficiaries from the scheme. The group, operating…
