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…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, said it has recorded another significant breakthrough in its ongoing intelligence-led operations against kidnapping, armed robbery and other violent crimes across the State. According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the Command’s Public Relations Officer in a statement in Awka on Wednesday, “In the early morning of today, 19th…
By Ovat Abeng There was pandemonium in Onitsha at the River Niger Head Bridge, after a policeman pulled the trigger on a trader over an argument resulting from payment of N5000 bribe. Though the allegation could not be immediately verified, sources said the man was pushing pharmaceutical products in a wheelbarrow to a motor park…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command Operatives attached to the Rapid Response Squad Awkuzu, said it has arrested a 49-year-old armed robbery suspect, Chima Ogumba in the state. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this said the arrest took place on August 17th, 2026. According to Ikenga, the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has introduced a strategic monitoring mechanism through the Command’s Operational Control Rooms to closely supervise police checkpoints, patrol teams and other operational activities across the State. The initiative, which follows feedback received during the recent Anambra Security Stakeholders’ Interactive sessions across the…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Ministry of Local Government, Chieftaincy and Community Affairs, has dismisses an online publication making the round that Amichi community in Nnewi South Local Government Area of the State is currently in crisis over the leadership of Amichi Development Union (ADU). The State Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Barrister…
By Ovat Abeng The traditional ruler of Awba-Ofemili in Awka North Local Government Area of Anambra State, His Royal Majesty, Igwe Ezekwesili Ernest Maduagwuna (Ofemili 1 of Awba-Ofemili), has cries out that suspected hoodlums have practically taken over the community as the have laid siege to his people’s farmland with a heavy destruction of yam/rice…
By Ovat Abeng Chief Sir Joseph Ebere Ezeokafor, chairman of Jezco Group of Companies and father of popular social media personality, Jowi Zaza, has regained his freedom after days in the custody of his abductors. The Anambra State Police Command on Saturday confirmed the release of Ezeokafor and a Rev. Sister who were abducted by…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command, said it has recorded another significant feat during a routine patrol operation with operatives of the Violent Crime Response Unit (VCRU). According to the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga in a statement in Awka, on Thursday, said during the operation, the team recovered two…
By Our Correspondent The kidnappers of Jezco chief, Chief Sir Joseph Ezeokafor, have reportedly demanded N1.5 billion ransom for his release, after initially asking the family to pay N700 million. A close source within the family, who spoke on condition of anonymity, disclosed this, saying the kidnappers had established contact with the family following Ezeokafor’s…
