Police React as Gunmen Attack Fulani Herdsmen Camp in Anambra, Kill Four Brothers, Burn Houses, Steal Cow Meat
Police React as Gunmen Attack Fulani Herdsmen Camp in Anambra, Kill Four Brothers, Burn Houses, Steal Cow Meat
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Kidnapping: Anambra Police Arrest Suspect Using Victim’s Picture as Screensaver, Nab Kidnappers of POS Operators
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested four suspected kidnappers in separate operations across the state, recovering a locally fabricated pistol, live ammunition, an axe and other items allegedly linked to kidnapping and armed robbery activities. The arrests, according to the Police Public Relations Officer of the Command, SP Tochukwu…
Two Kidnappers Quashed, Dangerous Arms Recovered as Troops Rescue Three Victim
Two Kidnappers Quashed, Dangerous Arms Recovered as Troops Rescue Three Victim
In Anambra, Police Arraign 12 over Illegal Impregnation, Child Abuse, Other Offences
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…
Lockdown: How 5-Month-Old Baby Died of Convulsion as Enforcers of Soludo’s Sanitation Order Allegedly Arrest, Detain Father on His Way to Hospital (Video)
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…
Police Raid Another Suspected Cultists’ Hideout in Anambra, Recover AK-47 Magazines, 60 Bullets, Others
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police’s Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU) attached to the Anambra State Police Command have recovered two AK-47 rifle magazines, 60 rounds of live ammunition and other police-related items during a raid on a suspected cultists’ hideout in Awada, Idemili North Local Government Area of the…
Police Debunk Viral Rumor of Military Helicopter Dropping Unidentified Items in Anambra Bush
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed as false a viral security alert claiming that a military helicopter dropped unidentified items in a bush located between Nimo in Njikoka, and Adazi-Nnukwu in Anaocha Local Government Areas of the state. The clarification was contained in a press statement issued by the…
IGP Visits Anambra, Tasks Officers on AI Adoption, Human Rights, Professionalism in Crime Fighting
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…
One-Chance Robbery: Anambra Keke Driver Sentenced to Death By Hanging Over Murder of Passenger Who Refused to Be Robbed
By Izunna Okafor, Awka Barely seven years after, justice has finally caught up with a commercial tricycle operator in Anambra State as a High Court sitting in the state sentenced him to death by hanging for his role and involvement in the killing of a passenger during a failed robbery operation. The convict, Makuachukwu…
Anambra Police Arrest Notorious Suspect Who Raped Young Lady Beyond Repair in Awka, Recover Gun, Bullets
By Izunna Okafor, Awka The Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 30-year-old suspect allegedly linked to the abduction and rape of a young woman in Awka, the Anambra State capital, and also recovered a locally-fabricated pistol and live ammunition from him. The suspect, identified as Okechukwu Chinweko, popularly known as “Bullet,” was arrested…