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…
By Ovat Abeng About eight suspected cultists has been arrested by the Anambra state Police Command during a raid of their hide outs in Enugu-Ekwu community, in Njikoka local government area of the State. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Sunday, said the…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 34-year-old man, Ukong Abraham, for the unlawful possession of a firearm and related offenses in the Ikom Local Government Area of the state. The arrest, which took place following a coordinated intelligence-driven operation, led to the recovery of a locally…
By Kelvin Obambon The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone 6, Auwal Musa Mohammed, has ordered a massive joint security operation following the abduction of about 15 passengers by pirates along the Calabar–Oron waterways. The incident, which occurred between late Thursday, April 16, and Friday, April 17, 2026, saw gun-wielding attackers ambush…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 60-year-old suspected gun runner and the recovery of illegal firearms in Odukpani Local Government Area of the state. The suspect, identified as Okon William, was apprehended by operatives of the Command’s Anti-Kidnapping Unit following a targeted sting operation. According to…
Kidnappers have allegedly abducted at least 15 passengers travelling from Calabar to Oron through the Calabar waterways on Friday, April 17. Sources at the Safe Anchor beach in Calabar, who craved anonymity, said the gun-wielding kidnappers ambushed the ferry in which the passengers were travelling and abducted them. It is still unclear the exact number…
The Niger State Police Command has confirmed the death of a police inspector, Jido Ahmed, attached to 61 Police Mobile Force (PMF), Kontagora, following his involvement in an alleged armed robbery. The inspector died on Thursday at the police clinic in Minna from gunshot injuries sustained during a confrontation with a police patrol team from…
By Kelvin Obambon The Cross River State Police Command has announced the arrest of a 24-year-old man, Fode Bassey, in connection with a violent armed robbery, cultism, and the unlawful possession of a firearm. The arrest follows a swift investigation into a report filed on March 29, 2026, by a victim identified as Edim. According…
By Ovat Abeng The Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency (SASA), Anambra State, said it has arrested three suspects over alleged extortion of traders in Onitsha market. The Spokesperson of the Agency, Karen James, who disclosed the arrest in a statement in Awka, on Thursday, gave the names of the arrested suspects as Mr. Michael Uwaoma, Mr….
