By Izunna Okafor, Awka No fewer than twelve suspects have been arraigned before a Gender Magistrate Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, over various alleged offences ranging from defilement, child abuse and abduction to assault and rape, which also resulted in one of the victims being impregnated through illegal means. The suspects were arraigned…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka A five-month-old baby has reportedly died after his father was allegedly arrested and detained by environmental sanitation enforcement officials while rushing to seek emergency medical help during Anambra State’s monthly sanitation exercise. The incident, which reportedly occurred at Otuocha, the headquarters of Anambra East Local Government Area, has triggered a…
Child Labour, Street Hawking: Anambra Police Receive, Begin Profiling of 36 Persons, 6 Suspects
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely two weeks after the Anambra State Police Command intensified investigations into the suspected murder of a 23-year-old nursing student found dead in her residence at Alor, leaders and stakeholders of the community have thrown their weight behind the ongoing probe, pledging full cooperation with security agencies to ensure those…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Four suspected members of an armed criminal gang have been reportedly gunned down during a gun battle with a Police-led Joint Security Patrol Team along the Ogboji–Ajalli Road in Orumba South Local Government Area of Anambra State, while a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), AK-47 rifles, improvised explosive devices (IEDs),…
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…
