The Abia State Police Command has said that it has strategically deployed personnel throughout the state for the safety and well-being of its residents before, and during the festive period. The operational strategy, according to the command, encompasses a visible police presence at various places of worship and event centres. In a press release signed…
…Probes Missing Hospital properties The Secretary General Isuikwuato Development Union, Akabueze Ndukwe has attributed the deplorable conditions of Isuikwuato General Hospital to alleged disappearance of 125KVA power generating set and some ‘unserviceable ‘ vehicles from the hospital. Ndukwe, who was being cross-examined by the Counsel to Abia State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the Recovery…
The Abia State Police Command said it has arrested 60 suspected criminals, comprising 58 males and two females, from October to December 2023. The command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Maureen Chinaka, who briefed the press on behalf of the commissioner, said the command devised and implemented effective administrative and operational initiatives that yielded remarkable results….
Two of the four missing children in Umuahia Abia State have been rescued. A police source revealed that they were rescued on Friday but did not give further details. Efforts to reach the police PRO of the command, ASP Maureen Chinaka proved abortive. Meanwhile, one of the two suspects have been arrested. She is currently…
The expected coronation of new Eze Aro of Arochukwu Kingdom on December 26, 2023, has been put on hold. According to reports there were claims against the emergence of the new Eze Aro, His Royal Majesty, Engr Eberechukwu Oji, that his father is still alive, hence he cannot be crowned. But the controversies were later…
Abia State Government has vowed to commence enforcement of the ban on street trading especially in the commercial city of Aba with effect from 2024. While briefing journalists on the results of this week’s State Executive Council meeting, which was chaired by Governor Alex Otti, the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Okey Kanu, made this…
Abia State Government has directed all local government chairmen in the State to ensure that all political billboards used during the last general elections are pulled down. In a statement signed by Okey Kanu, the commissioner for information and culture, the government directed that all the 2023 election billboards be pulled down before Christmas. The…
– Asks State Government To Relocate Abattoir Indigenes of Mgbarakuma, Ubakala in Umuahia South Local Government Area, Abia State have called on the state government to relocate the Abattoir in the community following an alleged inhumane treatment against them by the butchers. They alleged that the butchers were extorting, assaulting raping their women and selling…
Enforcement relocation of auto mechanics and spare parts dealers to the Ovom industrial cluster in Abia State will begin in January 2024, according to the Abia State government. Deputy Governor, Ikechukwu Emetu, made this known during his visit to the mechanic cluster at Opobo road, Obingwa LG. Emetu advised all mechanic unions and spare parts…
Abia State government has declared war against cultism, drug addiction and other forms of criminality in the State. The declaration was made in Umuahia by Governor Alex Otti during a one-day sensitization campaign against cultism and drug addiction, organized by Abia State Orientation Agency. He condemned the rate at which youths are involved, lamenting that…
