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BREAKING: Anambra CP, Nnanna Oji Ama, To Hold Security Stakeholders’ Meetings Across Three Senatorial Districts

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The newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has announced plans to hold security stakeholders’ interactive sessions across the three senatorial districts of the state. The engagements, scheduled to commence on Wednesday, are aimed at strengthening community participation in policing, improving intelligence gathering and deepening collaboration between the police and residents in tackling security challenges. The initiative is in line with the vision of the Inspector-General of Police to promote community-based policing and strategic partnerships with critical stakeholders. According to a statement issued on Tuesday…

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Anambra Police Reject N200,000 Bribe, Order Motorist To Remove Tinted Glass

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The Anambra State Police Command has reiterated that motorists operating vehicles with tinted glasses without the required permit risk enforcement action, stressing that the regulation is aimed at enhancing public safety and security. The Command said its position followed an incident in which police officers on duty rejected a N200,000 bribe allegedly offered by a motorist who was stopped for using tinted glass without the appropriate permit. According to a statement by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, the officers refused the money and directed the motorist…

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New Anambra CP Assures Safety, Vows Intelligence-Led Policing, Says Command To Bear Medical Bills Of Surviving Child

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The newly deployed Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has announced that the state police command will bear the full medical expenses of the surviving child in the tragic incident involving four children found unconscious in Ideani Community. Oji Ama, who disclosed this during his maiden press briefing in the state, said the Command would closely monitor the child’s treatment and recovery to ensure that all necessary medical interventions were provided. The Commissioner expressed deep sadness over the incident, which resulted in the death of three…

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CP Nnanna Oji Ama Assumes Duty As Anambra Police Commissioner

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The new Commissioner of Police in Anambra State, CP Nnanna Oji Ama, has assumed duty as the 10th August 2026, taking over the leadership of the state command following the retirement of his predecessor, AIG Ikioye Orutugu. The Anambra State Police Command announced this in a statement issued on Monday by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Ikenga Tochukwu. Orutugu, the immediate past Commissioner of Police in the state, was recently promoted to the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police before his retirement from the Nigeria Police Force. Oji Ama,…

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Anambra POCACOV Names Women Affairs Commissioner Senior Ambassador

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Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), Anambra State Command, has appointed the state Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs Esther Chinyere Onyekesi, as a Very Senior Ambassador of the campaign. The development, announced on Thursday, August 7, 2026, is part of the Police Command’s efforts to deepen collaboration with critical stakeholders in the fight against cultism, substance abuse, bullying, cybercrime and other social vices affecting children and youths. The POCACOV team, led by Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Francisca Egbunike, said the recognition of the commissioner…

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Three Children Die, One Battles for Life as Police Arrest Woman In Anambra Tragedy

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The Anambra State Police Command has confirmed that a female suspect is in custody following the tragic discovery of four unconscious children at a residential building in Umuoduba Village, Ideani, in Idemili North Local Government Area of the state. The heartbreaking incident, which occurred on Wednesday, has thrown the community into mourning after three of the children were confirmed dead, while the fourth is receiving treatment in critical condition at a hospital. According to the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga, police operatives attached to the Ogidi Police Division,…

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Police, Anambra Women Affairs Ministry Partner To Deepen Anti-Cultism Campaign

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The Anambra State Police Command has partnered with the state Ministry of Women Affairs to strengthen advocacy against cultism, substance abuse, cybercrime and other social vices ahead of the 2026 August Meeting. The collaboration, under the Police Campaign Against Cultism and Other Vices (POCACOV), is aimed at leveraging the annual August Meeting to sensitise women on their critical role in preventing crime and promoting positive values among young people. The initiative followed a courtesy visit by the Anambra State POCACOV team to the Ministry of Women Affairs on Tuesday in…

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AIG Orutugu Begins Stakeholders’ Thank-You Tour, Pays Homage To Eze Uzu II of Awka

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The newly promoted Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Ikioye Orutugu, on Monday commenced a statewide thank-you tour of key stakeholders in Anambra State with a courtesy visit to the Palace of the Traditional Ruler of Awka Kingdom, HRM Igwe Gibson Nwosu, as part of activities marking his transition to a new phase of his career in the Nigeria Police Force. Orutugu, who was recently elevated from Commissioner of Police to Assistant Inspector-General of Police, said the visit was to express his heartfelt appreciation to the traditional institution and the people…

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Anambra Police Arrest Two Wanted Kidnap Suspects, Uncover Interstate Abduction Syndicate

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The Anambra State Police Command has recorded a major breakthrough in its ongoing crackdown on kidnapping, arresting two suspected members of a notorious interstate kidnapping syndicate linked to multiple abduction cases in the state. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Tochukwu Ikenga,who disclosed this on Saturday while briefing journalists in Awka, said the arrests followed intelligence-driven operations and painstaking investigations by operatives of the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), Awkuzu. According to him, the first suspect, Dauda Mohamed, 38, was arrested on July 27, 2026, following a coordinated operation. During…

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Anambra Police Command Earns Stakeholders’ Endorsement as Okiro, Okeke Visit Awka Headquarters

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The Anambra State Police Command on Friday received a significant boost in public confidence as former Inspector-General of Police, Mike Okiro, mni, and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Chief Simon Okeke, paid a courtesy visit to the Command Headquarters in Awka. The delegation, which also included former Permanent Secretary of the Police Service Commission, Dr. Michael Ibeh, was received by the recently promoted Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG), Ikioye Orutugu, fwc, minps, PhD, alongside members of the Command’s management team and other senior officers. The visit highlighted…

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