By Ovat Abeng A delegation from the Ogboji community in Orumba South Local Government Area staged a peaceful protest at the Central Police Station (CPS) in Onitsha on Sunday, demanding justice for the “gruesome killing” of 42-year-old Mr. Emeka Okafor. The protesters, led by the President General of the Ogboji Town Union, Hon. Ndubuisi Nwaedozie,…
By Ovat Abeng The Special Anti-Touting Squad Agency (SASA) has once again demonstrated its operational effectiveness with the successful rescue of two kidnapped children and the arrest of a suspected child trafficker in Onitsha. The operation, carried out by the Onitsha branch of the agency, underscores its growing reputation in combating crime and protecting vulnerable…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State owned security outfit, Special Anti-Touting Squad (SASA), says it has arrested the General Overseer of Jesus Is Ontop Ministry Amichi, in Nnewi South Local Government Area of the state, Evangelist Dozie Favour Ezani for allegedly raping and impregnating a 16-year-old girl, Miss Precious Okafor in his residence. The SASA…
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…
