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 In continuation of its strategic engagement with key industrial customers across Anambra State, the Management of FirstPower Electricity Distribution Company Limited on Thursday, June 18th, visited Juddy Bolema Industry Limited, one of its foremost Maximum Demand (MD) customers, showcasing its commitment to customer satisfaction and improved service delivery. The working…
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 Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olatunji Rilwan Disu, has intensified efforts to strengthen security operations across the South-East geopolitical zone with a renewed emphasis on intelligence-led policing, technological innovation and stronger collaboration among security stakeholders. This formed the focus of an operational tour to Anambra State on Tuesday, where the…
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 Ijeoma John, Nnewi In what many supporters have described as another demonstration of leadership built on trust, gratitude, and keeping promises, frontline House of Representatives aspirant under the platform of the NDC for Nnewi North, Nnewi South, and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency, Amb. Ikebunwa Lotanna, today continued his ongoing Thank-You Tour with a special appreciation…
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The apex umbrella body of Igbo youth organisations, the Igbo Youth Leaders and Stakeholders Assembly, has dissociated itself from the purported calls for the dissolution of the Board of the South East Development Commission (SEDC), insisting that no recognised Igbo youth platform has taken such a position or made such…
