By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Anambra State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, have uncovered an eight-month-old case of a reported missing person with the arrest of a 35-year-old suspect, Chukwudalu Ezeani, ‘male‘, in connection with the murder of his cousin, late Chinedu Ezeani ‘m’, aged 52 years. According to the State Police Public Relations…
By Ovat Abeng Operatives of the Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) of the Anambra State Police Command, on 18th March 2026, arraigned two suspects in connection with the murder of one late Ikechukwu Simon Nwite and the subsequent theft of his funds. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command said it has recovered a suspected stolen white trailer tanker abandoned along the Onitsha/Owerri Expressway. The State Police Public Relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Sunday, said the vehicle was found without a registration number and key in the…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu has ordered detention of the six officers involved in alleged extortion of a drink seller around the ever-busy Upper Iweka axis of Onitsha, the commercial city of the state. Command Spokesperson, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a statement said the officers would…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra High Court sitting at Awka, on Friday sentenced Mr Chigozie Nwangwu popular known as “Akwa- Okuko Tiwalu Aku” to eleven months imprisonment. The social media–famous native doctor appeared before Justice Jude Obiora, a development that follows months of legal proceedings after his arrest in February 2025 by the state’s specialized…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 21-year-old apprentice, Chiemerie Anieke, for the alleged murder of his master following a violent confrontation in the commercial city of Onitsha. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed the development in a statement released in Awka on Monday….
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, said it has arrested four additional suspects in connection with the murder of three Cameronian nationals in the State. The suspects according to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, who disclosed this in a statement in Awka on Monday, all males, include the alleged…
A 26-year-old man identified as Chibunna Nwafor has been arrested by the Anambra State Police Command over his alleged involvement in the murder of a pregnant nurse in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the suspect, also known as “Offonwadile”, who is said to be a native doctor, conspired…
The Ondo State Police Command has arrested a man, James Osita, for defiling a young girl at Asio community, in Ile Oluji/Oke Igbo Local Government Area of the state. This was disclosed in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abayomi Jimoh, on Monday. Jimoh said the investigation was ongoing. According to…
A gospel artiste, Matthew Ogundele, and three members of his crew have been found dead inside a music studio in the Abraham Adesanya area of Ajah, Lagos State. The crew members were identified as Itunu Ogundele, Joseph Sanya, and a blogger, Matthew Awosanya, popularly known as JoesTv. The victims were invited to minister on Tuesday,…
