By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, said it has sustained its intelligence-led and joint security operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks and violent non-state actors across the State, recording a significant operational breakthrough in the early hours of Saturday, 22nd August 2026, at Amiyi, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the State. According to…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has uncovered the circumstances surrounding the death of a 56-year-old man, Mr. Kelechi Madu, who was reported missing in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of the State, with the arrest of four suspects, including a friend of the deceased who allegedly masterminded the killing. The development is…
Ecuadorian police have seized 369kg of cocaine from a truck near the Colombian border, with the packages bearing the image of Norwegian football star Erling Haaland. CNN reported on Thursday that anti-narcotics officers recovered the cocaine on Wednesday after acting on an anonymous tip and stopping a suspicious truck on the Pan-American Highway. A police…
By Solomon Azu In a swift demonstration of its zero-tolerance policy against the sabotage of Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII), the Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has successfully dismantled a syndicate that specialises in the vandalization and trafficking of telecommunication mast components. A statement by the Command’s…
Boko Haram has released an obituary for one of its videographers and cameramen, identified as Abu Salim al-Barnawi, who was killed by Nigerian troops during an attempted raid on a military camp. The three-minute, three-second video, obtained on Wednesday, is narrated in Arabic and shows the young fighter, Abu Salim al-Barnawi, operating a camera and…
By Kelvin Obambon Officers of the Cross River State Police Command have arrested a 39-year-old man, Udeme Emmanuel Ekpeme, for allegedly impersonating a medical doctor, obtaining money under false pretenses, and unlawfully using medical equipment. The arrest was carried out by police officers attached to the Uwanse Division in Calabar South following a formal complaint…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a teacher who allegedly flogged a 12-year-old pupil to death at a school in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. The Command said the operation is being coordinated under its Safe School Initiative, led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police…
By Ovat Abeng The Nigerian Navy, through the Naval Outpost Onitsha, has handed over a 44-year-old alleged suspected drug trafficker to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Onitsha Area Command, following his arrest during a security operation in Ogbaru Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspect, identified as Chukwu Ebuka Obas, was formally…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has has arraigned 12 suspects for various offences ranging from allegation of rape, defilement, child abuse and many others. A press statement by the state police command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga stated that the arraignment is in line with the commitment of the command to…
By Ovat Abeng The Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency (SASA) in Anambra State has destroyed fake drugs worth over N50 million following a major enforcement operation in Awka and its surrounding communities. The exercise according to Karen James, the Public Relations Officer of the agency who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Monday, forms…
