The police in Anambra State have admitted that they suffered “operational lapses” which resulted in the escape of two suspected killers of Justice Azuka, a member of the State’s House of Assembly. The police spokesperson in the state, Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Killing and escape […]
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Anambra Police Commissioner Receives Speaker Of State House Of Assembly, Party Delegates On Courtesy Visit
Anambra Police Commissioner Receives Speaker Of State House Of Assembly, Party Delegates On Courtesy Visit The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, on Wednesday, 19th February 2025, received the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Somtochukwu Udeze, alongside other Honourable Members of the House […]
Anambra Police Intercept Suspect With Locally Fabricated Beretta Pistol During Foot Patrol At Upper-Iweka
Anambra Police Intercept Suspect With Locally Fabricated Beretta Pistol During Foot Patrol At Upper-Iweka As part of the intensified security measures directed by the Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to Awada Divisional Headquarters conducted a routine foot patrol in identified high-risk […]
NAPTIP Rescues 13 At Abuja Airport, Shuts Down Traffickers’ Hotel
NAPTIP Rescues 13 At Abuja Airport, Shuts Down Traffickers’ Hotel Princess-Ekwi Ajide Human trafficking networks are evolving, using deception and false promises to lure victims into modern slavery. But NAPTIP is not resting on its oars in the fight. The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) […]
Abducted Catholic priest regains freedom after four days in Rivers
Four days after he was abducted by gunmen along the Elele-Isiokpo Road in the Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State, Rev. Father Livinus Maurice and two others have regained their freedom. Kpakpando recall that Father Maurice, who is the Parish Priest of St Patrick’s Catholic Church in Isokpo, was […]
Army destroys 25 illegal refineries, seize 95,000 litres of stolen oil
The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army has announced that its troops destroyed 25 illegal refineries and recovered 95,000 litres of stolen products, while 12 suspected oil thieves were arrested in the Niger Delta. The Army also stated that its troops destroyed 18 boats used by the suspects, along with […]
Stakeholders Donate N3bn to Strengthen Security in Enugu.
Efforts to enhance security in Enugu State have gained momentum, with individuals and corporate bodies donating over N3 billion to the Enugu State Security Trust Fund (ESSTF). The contributions were made at a fundraising dinner held at the Old Government Lodge, Enugu. Chairman of the ESSTF Board, Dr. Ike Chioke, […]
Anambra Governor’s Wife Intervenes in Alleged Rape Case.
Wife of Anambra State Governor, Mrs Nonye Soludo, has intervened in the alleged rape incident involving a 56-year-old pastor who raped a four-year-old minor in Obosi, Idemili North Local Government Area. Mrs Soludo who received official reports of the case from the Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, noted that […]
CP Orutugu Receives Zonal And New State Executives Of Police Campaign Against Cultism, Other Vices
CP Orutugu Receives Zonal And New State Executives Of Police Campaign Against Cultism, Other Vices Charges them to redouble efforts in sustaining advocacy in discouraging the teeming youths from joining bad groups Pledges support to the Campaign By Tochukwu Ikenga Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, on 13th […]
Valentines Day Tragedy As Truck Crashes into Residential Building in Anambra, Children, Celebrants Feared Dead
Valentines Day Tragedy As Truck Crashes into Residential Building in Anambra, Children, Celebrants Feared Dead Tragedy struck in Nnewi, Anambra State, in the late hours of Friday, 14th February, 2024, as truck fully loaded with cement reportedly rammed into a residential building, killing no fewer than ten persons including children […]