Tag: Anambra State Government

Police Launch Manhunt For Anambra Teacher Over Alleged Flogging Death Of 12-year-old

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The Anambra State Police Command has launched a manhunt for a teacher alleged to have flogged a 12-year-old pupil to death at a school in Adazi-Ani, Anaocha Local Government Area of the state. The Command said it has activated its Safe School Initiative Operatives, led by the Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of Operations, ACP Harrison Oruruo, to track down the suspect and ensure justice for the deceased. A statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed that police operatives attached to the…

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Police Arraign Publisher Over Alleged Defamatory Reports Against Soludo’s Family

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The Anambra State Police Command has arraigned the alleged owner and publisher of Igbo Times Magazine and iNews, Mr Ejike Ofoegbu, over the alleged publication of false and defamatory reports against the family of the Anambra State Governor.   The command said Ofoegbu was arraigned before a competent court on Monday after investigations into a petition alleging that he published fabricated reports capable of damaging the reputation of the governor’s family and inciting public disaffection.   The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this in…

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Anambra Police Step Up Anti-Cultism Campaign, Target Youths With Statewide POCACOV Initiative

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The Anambra State Police Command has intensified its campaign against cultism, violent crimes and other social vices, unveiling plans to embark on a statewide youth engagement programme under the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV).   The Command disclosed this following a stakeholders’ interactive radio programme held on July 8, 2026, which brought together traditional rulers, youth leaders, community representatives and members of the public to discuss strategies for tackling crime and promoting positive values among young people.   Speaking on the initiative, the Police Public Relations Officer,…

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Anambra Police Debunk Viral Alert On Alleged Military Helicopter Operation

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The Anambra State Police Command has dismissed as false a security alert circulating on social media alleging that a military helicopter dropped unknown items in a bush located between Nimo and Adazi-Nnukwu in Anaocha Local Government Area of the state.   The Command said it immediately deployed operatives to the area following the viral report to verify the claim and assess the security situation.   Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement issued on Thursday, disclosed that preliminary findings showed the area was calm, with no suspicious…

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Police Neutralise Four Suspected Gunmen, Recover GPMG, AK-47 Rifles, IEDs In Anambra

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A police-led Joint Security Patrol Team has neutralised four suspected armed gang members during a fierce gun battle along the Ogboji–Ajalli Road, recovering a General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), two AK-47 rifles, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and other operational exhibits. The operation, which took place on the evening of Tuesday, was carried out by the Aguata Sector Joint Security Team following credible intelligence on the movement of suspected members of a secessionist armed group operating in a white Toyota Sienna bus. Security operatives engaged the suspects in a gun duel,…

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Police Discover Lifeless Twin In Anambra Drainage, Arrest Parents

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The Anambra State Police Command has arrested the biological parents of twin infants whose lifeless bodies were discovered in a drainage channel at Okpoko, Ogbaru Local Government Area of the state.   Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, described the incident as “man’s inhumanity to man” and a gross violation of the sanctity of human life, while commending police operatives for their swift response and prompt investigation that led to the arrest of the suspects.   According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, operatives attached to the…

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CP Orutugu Orders Swift Probe Into Suspected Murder Of 23-Year-Old Nursing Student In Alor

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  The Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed detectives to fast-track investigations into the suspected murder of a 23-year-old female student whose lifeless body was found in her residence at Alor, Idemili South Local Government Area of the state. The victim, identified as a student of the College of Nursing Sciences, Alor, was reportedly found dead in her apartment on June 14, 2026, prompting the transfer of the case from the Nnobi Divisional Police Headquarters to the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Awka, for a…

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JENNIFER ELOHOR: It’s Not ENOUGH TO ARREST CRIMINAL ANAMBRA VIGILANTES

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By Zik Gbemre   NYSC and Federal Government should sanction depraved Anambra state Agunechemba vigilate group for beating and stripping Jennifer Edema Elohor who is undergoing the national youth service in that state.   Anambra state government should pay for not being able to protect youth corps members. Anambra state should pay for using untrained, violent elements as vigilantes.   The young lady should be adequately compensated by the Federal and Anambra state governments.The National Assembly should enact laws to protect youth corpers.   I have said this in a…

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Police Arrests, Parades Suspected Cultists, Armed Robbers, Trails Others In Anambra State

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Seven persons suspected to be cultists and armed robbers have been arrested by Police in Anambra State for different offences  as they recovered a cut to size double barrel gun, an unregistered tricycle, and substance suspected to be hard drugs.   The State Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, while parading the suspects disclosed that the police are on the manhunt for a wanted harden criminal, one Makuo Nwuso popularly known as Baby and others who are  currently on the run. According to SP Tochukwu Ikenga, ANAMBRA POLICE ARREST SEVEN…

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Sen Stella Oduah Condemns Ex-Gov Obiano Wife For Slapping Ojukwu Wife

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Senator representing Anambra North, Stella Oduah, has bashed the former First Lady of Anambra, Ebelechukwu Obiano, for attacking Bianca, the widow of the late Biafran warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. During the swearing-in of Professor Charles Soludo as governor of Anambra on Thursday, Mrs Obiano and Ojukwu engaged in a physical combat which disrupted the ceremony. On her Twitter account, Oduah described Mrs Obiano’s “unwarranted attack” as “indecorous and unbecoming” of a former First Lady. Watch the video below .. She said her facebook page My attention has been drawn to the…

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