By Ovat Abeng The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) workers under FIRSTPOWER, a subcontractor, on Thursday, protested in Awka, Anambra State capital, over alleged management harassment, intimidation, poor pay and unlawful arrest. It was gathered that four members of the staff, including a mother of three, were allegedly arrested by the EEDC Management in collaboration…
…Recovers body parts at shrine By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Police Command said it has arrested a 24-year-old female suspect,Somtochukwu Nwafor in connection with the murder and mutilation of a pregnant nurse at Umueri village, Ogbunike community in Oyi local government area of the State. The state police public relations officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who…
By Ovat Abeng The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has directed all tactical and intelligence units to redouble their efforts in tracking down the armed men responsible for the abduction and subsequent killing of Mr. Ifesinachi Onyekere, the Managing Director of Fish Magnet Outlet, who was attacked in the evening of…
By Ovat Abeng The Commissioner of Police, Anambra State Command, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has expressed deep appreciation to the Management of the Nigeria Police Force for the delivery of a new Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) to the Command. He stated this when he received the APC at the State Police Headquarters Amawbia -Awka on Monday,…
By Sylvia Okoi The Cross River State Sanitation Team, led by the Commissioner for Environment, Hon. Moses Osogi, arrived in Ogoja Local Government Area on Saturday for an on-the-spot supervision of the Statewide Environmental Sanitation Exercise. Fielding questions from Journalists after the exercise, the Commissioner expressed his disappointment on the low level of compliance observed…
By Ovat Abeng Anambra State Police Command, in collaboration with officers from the Adamawa State Police Command has dismantled an interstate child-stealing, abduction, and trafficking syndicate operating in Nnewi, Anambra State. The joint operation led to the arrest of a 43-year-old female suspect, Uche Okoye, and the rescue of 11 children,five boys and six girls…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Police Command has arrested two suspects involved in a self-orchestrated kidnap incident designed to extort money from the victim’s own family. The suspects are Chinecherem Okonkwo ‘f’ age 28years old and Chinecherem Aronu ‘m’ age 30years old According to the State Police Public Relations Officer SP Tochukwu Ikenga who…
By Ovat Abeng The Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, has urged residents, especially community leaders and youth groups, to support ongoing efforts by exposing criminal elements operating under the guise of self-government agitation in the state He also reiterated the Command’s commitment to restoring lasting peace and security across the state. This…
By Ovat Abeng Suspected gunmen on Wednesday, killed four persons, injured several others in Ekwulobia, Aguata local Government Area, and Oko, Orumba North Local Government Area respectively in Anambra State. According to eyewitness accounts, the assailants,numbering about 20 arrived around 8:00 a.m. and took strategic positions atop the newly constructed flyover bridge in the center…
By Ovat Abeng A business man, Mr Chinedu Anaukwu has dragged a former House of Representatives members from Anambra State, Hon Chinedu Obidigwe to court for beating him up over a comment demanding accountability for his performance as lawmaker. Obidigwe who represented Anambra East and West Federal Constituency was said to have carried out the…