By Ovat Abeng The Police-led joint security patrol team, Aguata Sector, in Aguata local government area of Anambra State, has recorded a major operational success on the evening of 23rd June 2026 following an armed confrontation with a suspected secessionist armed gang along the Ogboji–Ajalli road in Orumba South Local Government Area of the State….
By Our Reporter The Yobe State Police Command has arrested a woman and one other suspect following the alleged strangulation and killing of her newborn baby girl in Damaturu, the state capital. In a statement released on Monday, the State Police Public Relations Officer, Dungus Abdulkarim, disclosed that the infant was allegedly strangled shortly after…
The Delta State Police Command has confirmed the death of a 19-year-old university student who was allegedly stabbed to death by his elder brother during a fight over bathroom slippers. The incident occurred on June 17, 2026, and involved two brothers, Fejiro, 21, a 200-level university student, and Joseph, 19, a 100-level student. According to…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command attached to Oyi Divisional Headquarters, acting on credible intelligence, on 19th June 2026 successfully foiled an alleged attempt by a 21-year-old woman to sell her newborn baby. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued a 15-year-old pregnant girl and arrested a suspect in connection with her alleged defilement. The arrest was made when Police operatives attached to Achalla Divisional Police Headquarters, Awka, acting on credible intelligence, raided a location around St. Paul’s Secondary School, Achalla, on Wednesday…
A woman has been apprehended by community members in Ovia North-East Local Government Area of Edo State after she allegedly threw her five-year-old child into a river following instructions reportedly given by a self-acclaimed seer in Benin City. The incident, which surfaced in videos circulating on social media on Tuesday, was shared by X user…
By Ovat Abeng Violent crime seems to have returned to Anambra as gunmen whose identities were not immediately ascertained have attacked men of the Anambra State Police Command, killing at least two officers. The state has been peaceful for months, following a heavy attack on criminals, especially gunmen masquerading as Biafra agitators, until Sunday night’s…
By Kelvin Obambon A horrific tale of a 29-year-old grudge came to a bloody climax in the quiet community of Creek Town, Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State, as a 40-year-old man allegedly embarked on a deadly killing spree to avenge the death of his family members. The suspect, identified as Akaninyine Eretus,…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has rescued four kidnapped victims, including the Chief Medical Director of Crown Hospital, Nkpor, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the State. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu while disclosed this while briefing Journalists at the Command’s headquarters Amawbia-Awka, on Wednesday, said the rescued…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, has arrested two suspects in connection with the gruesome murder of three members of the same family including a two year old girl whose bodies were discovered in a shallow grave in Ukpor, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the State over land dispute. The arrest was…
